Details
Polychrome pigments and gesso over hinoki (cypress) wood, eyes and teeth with gold highlights, inscribed Iseki and with diamond mark
21.5 cm. (8½ in.) high


Provenance
Christie's New York, Japanese and Korean Art, 20th March 2007, Lot 124
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This mask represents the ghost of a jealous middle-aged woman.

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