Japanese Masks (?) On MFA Brooch

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  1. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    This brooch is marked MFA - Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

    I've been trying to find one that is comparable to get an idea on price, but I must be using the wrong search terms.

    They look like Japanese mask faces to me; am I wrong about what country there are from? Is there a collective name for the masks that maybe I can search under? Or am I completely wrong about them being masks?

    Same picture twice, just flipped it a bit to see the different masks.

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    tie.dye.cat, Dec 19, 2017
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    They are Japanese noh mask which have about 450 different faces.
     
    Hollyblue, Dec 19, 2017
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  3. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Thank you, Hollyblue. At least I know I'm on the right path.
     
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