LOT 284 TSUYAMA: A LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF BUAKU
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TSUYAMA: A LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF BUAKU
By Tsuyama, signed Tsuayama
Japan, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Carved from wood and applied with silver over gold lacquer. The silver layer polished to reveal the gold teeth. Depicted is the Kyogen mask of Buaku, comically biting into his lip. The mask is seen as the Kyogen version of Noh Beshimi. The himotoshi in the reverse formed by a central bridge in the form of a neatly carved ribbon. Signed TSUYAMA 亞山 on the underside.
HEIGHT 4.3 cm
Condition: Very good condition.
Provenance: British private collection.
This artist is very rare and another example of a Buaku mask carved with a similar style of himotoshi is in the Behrens collection (H.L Joly) no. 158.
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