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Summary
Three masks, probably for use in comic plays ("kyôgen"), are shown on this tsuka. The kashira is a long-nosed "tengu" demon mask. The menuki are masks for sake-loving "shôjô". Behind each mask is a sake ladle. This is part of a mounted set.
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artwork
lacquer of japan in the walters art museum
tsuka in the walters art museum
walters art museum
public domain comics
Date
1850
Source
Walters Art Museum
Link
Copyright info
public domain