Vintage Japanese Oni Demon Mask Lacquered Tsuina Mask – Festival/Wall Art 11” Print Japanese Kutani Aka-e Export Ewer

Japanese Kutani Aka-e Export Ewer Pitcher Peony Bamboo Handle Meiji 9 Inch

the Honolulu Museum of Art

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Japan

this dish remains in excellent condition

Double-walled reticulated teapots represent one of the most demanding specialties in the Yixing and Chaozhou ceramic traditions — the outer pierced shell must be constructed independently and joined precisely to the inner vessel

Vintage Japanese Oni Demon Mask Lacquered Tsuina Mask – Festival/Wall Art 11” Print Japanese Kutani Aka-e Export EwerA dramatic vintage Japanese Oni () demon mask, richly finished in layered red and black lacquer with gilded accents. Measures 11"L x 9. 5"W x 5"D. This powerful sculptural mask is marked on the interior with hand inscribed characters reading (Tsuina Oni)a reference to the traditional Tsuina Setsubun ritual intended to drive away evil spirits and invite good fortune.. Crafted from a lightweight carved and molded composite (traditional to festival and