Project Description
Cypress Wood Tsuina Mask of Beshimi
With pointed ears, furrowed brow and broad mouth sealed shut
Unsigned, but with an old soiled collector’s label numbered 115/120. Possibly 16th century
Height: 20 cm
Information:
Such masks are worn at various folk and temple rites for the expulsion of demons, or the ritual purification of a site
MR3306
