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Japanese Noh Mask Depicting Yoroboshi 'Blind Monk' Character Signed by Myori
About the Item
Japanese signed Noh Mask depicting Yoroboshi (Blind Monk) character
Yoroboshi captures the complex emotions of intense grief and spiritual deliverance. Behind the painful derangement that is the surface expression of the mask lies an elegance of feeling and sense of awed faith that eventually reunites the blind boy with his father.
Early-Mid 20 th century
Signed: Myori
Size: 5.5 x 8.3 x 2.8 inch ( 14 x21 x 7 cm )
Weight: 0.4 lb (180 g)
Material: wood with gofun paint.
Good condition, some minor abrasions as you see in photos
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- Dimensions:Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 6.7 in (17.02 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Unknown
- Condition:Minor losses.
- Seller Location:Fukuoka, JP
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8121233822852
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