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MASK of Dōji from the Nō theater
Japan
Edo period (1603-868)
Late 18th – Early 19th century
Wood, pigments
H.: 18.5; L.: 12.5 cm
Wooden facial mask, enhanced with gofun, depicting the young man Dōji.
It is composed of remnants of hair on the side of the right temple, a half-open mouth revealing teeth and a pink tongue.
Receptacle for the mouth on the reverse.
Signed inside.
Ref. : 4490
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