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ZESHIN, Sibata (1807-91)		Dark Noh Mask: 'Kojo'
		Signed:                     Zeshin Sealed:                     (artist's red seal) Published:                1880-90s / 1902 Size:                          chuban yoko-e: c. 23.5 x 24 cms/ c. 9 1/4" x 9 3/8" EXCELLENT impression, color and condition. - Album backing. ref. no.: # 773372 Price: € 650.00

A Noh mask: Kojo. - This mask is rarely seen in a dark-colored version. The Kojo mask is worn by an actor portraying the old man in the first part of Takasago and in other Noh plays. The mask, embodying dignity and divinity, foreshadows the old man's appearance in the second part of the play as a god. Print from an album which contained works of renowned Nihon hanga artists such as Kogyo, Seiko, Gekko or Suizan of the Meiji era. Most of the designs were created around the period from 1880 to the '90s. The album wsa compiled in 1902.

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