Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 812
A JAPANESE LACQUER MASK OF A NYO
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £126
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Description
A JAPANESE LACQUER MASK OF A NYO
MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY
The Buddhist Guardian God depicted with a ferocious expression, the skin rendered in red and black negoro lacquer, the eyes and crown with remnants of silver-colour pigment and the hair a dark green; 37cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.