Noh mask, Japan, middle-end Edo period, 18th-19th century. Hinoki wood (Japanese Cypres), gesso, pigments, laquer on the back side, H 21.1 cm. YANN FERRANDIN at BRAFA 2021. Picture by Hughes Dubois, Paris-Brussels.

Shrine mask, possibly Yamamba, Japan, end of Muromachi period or Azuchi-Momoyama period, circa 16th century. Carved wood, black and red pigments covering the face in two successive layers, metal, H 22 cm. YANN FERRANDIN at BRAFA 2021. Picture by Hughes Dubois, Paris-Brussels.

Provenance: former private collection.

Shiro Hannya (White Hannya), Noh theatre mask, Umewaka family pattern, Japan, early Edo period, circa 17th century – early 18th century. Japanese cypress (hinoki), pigments, gilded metal, thin layer of laquer (back side), H 21.7 cm. YANN FERRANDIN at BRAFA 2021. Picture by Hughes Dubois, Paris-Brussels