19th C. Chinese Painted / Carved Wood Festival Mask

East Asia, China, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask of a sizable form with a hollow verso ready for wear. The expressive face on the front features bulging hemispherical eyes, a broad nose with delineated nostrils, rounded cheeks, a curled upper lip with an exposed top row of teeth, and a circular medallion protruding from the center of the forehead. The back of the mask has a thick wooden rod through the temples so the performer can hold and maneuver the mask, and a pair of pierced holes on the forehead allow for the attachment of a larger costume. Size: 18.125" W x 16.2" H (46 cm x 41.1 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in the early 2000s; ex-private Portland, Oregon, USA collection

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#151147
Condition Report: Repair to area of teeth. Abrasions and nicks to obverse, peripheries, and verso, with chipping to original pigmentation, and fraying to some original textile sashes within verso. Nice earthen deposits and traces of original pigment throughout.