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Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi

Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi
Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi

Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi

A well carved Japanese Mask Fine Art... Not meant to be worn. Done in a dense hardwood. Representing one of the fierce gods - this one likely is an. A mask representing a tengu who protects others from evil spirits and demons.

The oldest form of beshimi mask, characteristically the mouth is firmly clenched and metallic gold eyes appear to pop out of the face. While the beshimi has an expression of inner determination, it also has a comical aspect: if beshimi were to unclamp its teeth, it would break into a smile. Beshimi's tense expression creates deep wrinkles on the forehead and forces both ends of the eyebrows to curl upward.

Flattened nostrils enlarge the end of the nose. Used for tengu roles in Kurama Tengu, Zegai, Kuruma z, Dairokuten, and Daie, where it is worn under a shaka mask and therefore called shaka shita. First created by the thirteenth carver Shakazuru Yoshinari. A good standard obeshimi mask is owned by the Mitsui family, Tokyo, and a fine early Muromachi example with smaller eyeballs and rounder face belongs to Nara Zuihiko Shrine. The item "Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi" is in sale since Wednesday, February 6, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Masks". The seller is "maskmonger" and is located in Freeport, Maine.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Color: Brown
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
  • Age: Post-1940


Fine Details, Japanese/Japan Wooden Carved Masks of Obeshimi