A SHAKUDO PENDANT OF A BUGAKU MASK OF RYO-O AND COMPASS
Pendant, shakudo, silver and goldJapanMeiji period (1868-1912)A very unusual pendant with two very different sides. One shows an expressive bugaku mask of the dragon king Ryo-o with large gilt eyes and a low-hanging chin piece, which is worn loose dangling from cords in actual bugaku masks of Ryo-o. The other side is flat, silver-plated and has a tiny inlaid compass (diameter 8 mm), which is functional.HEIGHT (excl. gilded hanging loop) 1.9 CMCondition: Excellent conditionProvenance: British private collection