SHOJYO - Antique Japanese Lacquered Wooden Noh Mask #5209
¥24,500
- SKU:
- 5209
- Condition:
- Used
- Shipping:
- Free Shipping
- size: approx. 13.8cm (5 7⁄16in) x 21cm (8 17⁄64in)
- weight: 175g
- condition: small damaged (see pictures)
- origin: Japan
Shojyo
A mythical creature of China. Resembling an ape, with the face and legs of a man, the shojo understands human language and loves to drink sake. On the Noh stage, a Chinese man named Kofu known for his filial piety follows the prophecy of a dream and becomes wealthy selling sake. One moonlit night a shojo appears at the Shinnyo estuary. The shojo drinks with Kofu and dances, then celebrates Kofu's filial devotion by giving him an endless well of sake.
