Japanese ceramic figure depicting a lion-masked dancer performing the shishi mai (Japanese lion dance) on a barrel of rice. Known as Shishimai No Matsuri, the ritual celebrates the October harvest by warding off evil spirits and praying for a fruitful new year during the autumn festival
Bizen, Japan, 19th-20th century.
Height 27.5 cm.
State of preservation: numerous damages to the head, hand and the fan held in the hands.
+Dancer in mask, Bizen, Japan, 19th-20th century.
zł700.00
Japanese ceramic figure depicting a lion-masked dancer performing the shishi mai (Japanese lion dance) on a barrel of rice. Known as Shishimai No Matsuri, the ritual celebrates the October harvest by warding off evil spirits and praying for a fruitful new year during the autumn festival
Bizen, Japan, 19th-20th century.
Height 27.5 cm.
State of preservation: numerous damages to the head, hand and the fan held in the hands.