Lot 6

Collection of Japanese Hariko Folk Art Paper-Mache Tigers and Ritual Bugaku Masks (20th Century)

Estimate: $100 - $300

Price Realized: $67 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 6
Collection of Japanese Hariko Folk Art Paper-Mache Tigers and Ritual Bugaku Masks (20th Century)
Description
A Japanese regional folk art decorative lot comprising four distinct molded articles, including a pair of standing paper-mache (hariko) tiger figures painted with bold black and yellow polychrome stripes, open snarling mouths, and upcurled tails accented with synthetic fur trim along the spine, accompanied by a pair of theatrical Bugaku dance masks constructed from heavy molded plaster with a textured fabric mesh lining across the interior undersides, with one mask bearing brushed kanji calligraphy identifying it as a replica of the historic Chikyū mask
Details
Paper-mache, Plaster, Washi paper, Fabric mesh, Pigment, Ink, Synthetic fur
20 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 inches
Provenance
The Estate of Janice and Donald Rosenthal
Condition
Fair; extensive flaking, surface cracking, and localized pigment losses across the painted paper-mache bodies, one tiger figure exhibits a detached and fractured tail section requiring structural stabilization, minor fraying with fiber degradation to the synthetic fur elements, and natural minor chips or hairline fracture stress to the perimeter edges of the plaster mask shells.


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