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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