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19th Century Lacquer Netsuke, Lion Dancer browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900: item # 108502 Please refer to our stock # GK-1388 when inquiring.
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| An unusual lacquered wood netsuke in the form of a lion dancer with outstretched arms, embellished with flowing red hair, a gold mask and a black and gold lacquer costume. 19th century, unsigned. With the influx of Buddhism to Japan in the 7th century came an early dance form called “gigaku.” Gigaku means “skill-music,” and it included a type of dance called the “shishi-mai,” a dance portraying a mythical lion. The early gigaku dances occurred at the New Year. The legacy of this dance form can be found in the street lion dancers and in the lion dance play, Shakkyo, of the Noh theater. Several Kabuki versions are derived from the Noh play. This Shakkyo lion dance is represented by a pair of dancers, one with flowing red hair and the other with flowing white hair. Typically, the Noh dancers wear the shishigushi mask for the spirit of the lion, which has a ferocious face. Condition is excellent. Overall dimensions: 1 ˝” high, 1 ˝” wide. | |||||||
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