Accession No

1927.823


Description

Shiwa-jo. Mask used in Nō or Noh theatre, representing an old man (Okina).


Place

Asia; East Asia; Japan


Period


Source

Ridgeway, William (Prof.; Sir)


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1927.823


Cultural Affliation


Material


Local Term

shiwa-jo [Japanese]


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990
Event Date 1/3/1994
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
" No" (tragic) mask. A mask of Class I, " Okina Mono" (old men). Type " Shivajo" (wrinkled)
Event Date 1/3/1994
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
The above description is 'WR's note' (see Catalogue card). His Cat. card note also states 'see H.L. Joly page 62' - this bibliographic reference is likely to be for either 'H. L. Joly, Legend in Japanese Art, London and New York 1908' or 'H. L. Joly: Notes on masks, dances, etc., in Transactions of Japan Society, 1912'
Event Date 9/6/2015
Author: Sam Humphris


Description (Physical description)
Shiwa-jo. Mask used in Nō or Noh theatre, representing an old man (Okina).
Event Date 1/10/2023
Author: Mark Elliott


FM:90493

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