[Kabuki] Figures and [Noh] Masks
Japanese, late 1940s, figure of Vice General of Kamakura government Tokimune Hojyo in [tomobako] signed Yoko, 6 x 5-1/4 x 3-1/4 in., [cracks and losses to gofun surface]; figure of General Sakanoueno Tamuramaro in [tomobako] signed Kigawa, 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., [lost bow in right hand, loss to stand;] eight more miniatures in wood, [gofun] and clay of [samurai] armor and [Kabuki] actors including several bobble-head [Kabuki] figures, boxes 1-1/2 x 2-1/4 x 1-1/2 in. to 3 x 6 x 3-3/4 in., [minor losses, loose pieces]; three miniature [Noh] masks, two in clay (signed), one in [gofun], 1-1/4 to 4 in., [clay masks good, gofun mask with severe crack across face], (13 pieces total). Condition: . Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: Collection of Prof. John W. Bennett; Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina