Fine Decorative Asian Works of Art
Tue, Nov 8, 2016 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 22, 2016 05:21PM EST
Timed Auction
![[Papier Mâché] Festival ([Matsuri])](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/1959/1959738.jpeg?t=1EMNrx)
Lot 121
[Papier Mâché] Festival ([Matsuri])
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Masks
Japanese, late 1940s, four [papier mâché] masks of popular festival figures including [Okame], [Hyottoko], [Oni] and [Ry? oni], 8-1/2 in. to 11-1/2 in.. Condition: cracks, chips and paint losses, mostly around edges and at string holes, residual tape reinforcing string hole on Oni mask, one repair to base of mask. Provenance: Collection of Prof. John W. Bennett; Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina
cracks, chips and paint losses, mostly around edges and at string holes, residual tape reinforcing string hole on Oni mask, one repair to base of mask
