Japanese Noh Masks: Hannya and Yakan

Two Japanese Meiji/Taisho period, late 19th century wood Noh…
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Two Japanese Meiji/Taisho period, late 19th century wood Noh masks of Hannya and Yakan, the first painted in buff with gilt horns and teeth and gilt metal eyes, the hair picked out in black, the interior signed; the second painted in cream with gilt eyes and teeth, red mouth and black hair, the interior signed Sutoshi, height 22.5 cm and 25 cm (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland, Sotheby's, then private collection, Balmain

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