Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2024

Lot 400

A JAPANESE SAISHIKI (PAINTED WOOD) MASK OF A NIŌ (BUDDHIST GUARDIAN KING)

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1197

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Description

A JAPANESE SAISHIKI (PAINTED WOOD) MASK OF A NIŌ (BUDDHIST GUARDIAN KING)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Possibly carved in hinoki (cypress wood), the surface painted in red pigment over gesso; the deity is depicted grimacing with a furrowed brow, the reverse with a three-character signature, possibly for Tessai, 6cm.

Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.