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Antique Akujo Mask | Japanese Noh Mask
"Akujo" mask, specifically a "Hanakobu-Akujo" mask, is a type of Noh mask depicting a fierce, old man, often with a large, aquiline nose and furrowed eyebrows, used in Japanese Noh theater.
Signed on the interior: 凌 Ryo
It is not always used for evil or bad characters, but also ferocious characters like Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清. and sometimes is used for dignified roles such as gods and hermits.
About Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清
Fujiwara Kagekiyo 藤原 景清(Year of birth unknown - 1196?) A samurai from the end of the Heian period to the early Kamakura period. Son of Fujiwara Tadakiyo 藤原 忠清. He was so brave that he was nicknamed Akushichibei 悪七平衛.
This Japanese mask made from wood covered in a thin layer of plaster made from oyster shell, called gofun.
- Carved Wood
- 20th Century
- 6.5" x 5" x 8.5" (width, depth, height) not including beard length
- SKU: FA-Y3307
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Antique Akujo Mask | Japanese Noh Mask
Antique Akujo Mask | Japanese Noh Mask
"Akujo" mask, specifically a "Hanakobu-Akujo" mask, is a type of Noh mask depicting a fierce, old man, often with a large, aquiline nose and furrowed eyebrows, used in Japanese Noh theater.
Signed on the interior: 凌 Ryo
It is not always used for evil or bad characters, but also ferocious characters like Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清. and sometimes is used for dignified roles such as gods and hermits.
About Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清
Fujiwara Kagekiyo 藤原 景清(Year of birth unknown - 1196?) A samurai from the end of the Heian period to the early Kamakura period. Son of Fujiwara Tadakiyo 藤原 忠清. He was so brave that he was nicknamed Akushichibei 悪七平衛.
This Japanese mask made from wood covered in a thin layer of plaster made from oyster shell, called gofun.
- Carved Wood
- 20th Century
- 6.5" x 5" x 8.5" (width, depth, height) not including beard length
- SKU: FA-Y3307
$218.75
Original: $625.00
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"Akujo" mask, specifically a "Hanakobu-Akujo" mask, is a type of Noh mask depicting a fierce, old man, often with a large, aquiline nose and furrowed eyebrows, used in Japanese Noh theater.
Signed on the interior: 凌 Ryo
It is not always used for evil or bad characters, but also ferocious characters like Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清. and sometimes is used for dignified roles such as gods and hermits.
About Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清
Fujiwara Kagekiyo 藤原 景清(Year of birth unknown - 1196?) A samurai from the end of the Heian period to the early Kamakura period. Son of Fujiwara Tadakiyo 藤原 忠清. He was so brave that he was nicknamed Akushichibei 悪七平衛.
This Japanese mask made from wood covered in a thin layer of plaster made from oyster shell, called gofun.
- Carved Wood
- 20th Century
- 6.5" x 5" x 8.5" (width, depth, height) not including beard length
- SKU: FA-Y3307
