Ko-omote Girl Mask - Noh - Circa 1930-50 #15
Wooden mask, white pigmentation - traces of handling, micro-scratches. Open eyes, slightly open smiling mouth revealing blackened teeth, lips painted red. The high-set, powdered eyebrows evoke medieval fashion. Ko-Omote (小面) belongs to the "Onna" category (female masks divided into 4 categories: Waka-onna, Shakumi, Uba, Rōjo). Ko-Omote could appear in about thirty classical pieces. She represents a young girl of fifteen or sixteen, the youngest woman represented by the masks, embodying purity, beauty, and virginity. "Ko" in Ko-omote means pretty or charming. Note the stylized inner carving, playing with the notches of the sculptor's gouge. The distinctive nature of these carvings, recognizable, could have been a workshop mark in itself.
400 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Asian art
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Painted wood
Width: 13,5
Height: 22,7
Depth: 8,8
Reference (ID): 1718762
Availability: In stock
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