Wooden theater mask, old woman, or Datsueba, Japan, Meiji era
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920: Item # 1322596
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920: Item # 1322596
Please refer to our stock # 10834 when inquiring.
$450.00
Wooden mask imaging the old hag Datsueba with an emaciated face, high cheekbones, long eyebrows and a sagging mouth in which teeth are missing. Beautiful caricature, very rare subject matter.
The old woman is most likely Datsueba, the old hag that sits at the the Sanzu River, the entrance to Buddhist Hell.
The mask has light traces of usage on the inside and was probably used in a country side theater situation.
Japan, probably Meiji era, 1900-1910s.
The old woman is most likely Datsueba, the old hag that sits at the the Sanzu River, the entrance to Buddhist Hell.
The mask has light traces of usage on the inside and was probably used in a country side theater situation.
Japan, probably Meiji era, 1900-1910s.
H 9 ½ x W 7 ¼ inches.
Good patina with traces of touching / rubbing on the nose, cheeks and chin. Few small chips, almost invisible due to patina of time, small repair on back in the mouth corner.
