Japanese Silver Ring 'Kochino' Silver theatre masks

theatre masks

The folding fan ranges from tiny pocket models to grand display pieces

A guardian lion bares its teeth across this ring — the mythical lion-dog that stands watch outside shrines and gateways

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This brocade obi blazes in deep red

Japanese Silver Ring 'Kochino' Silver theatre masksThe wide silver ring textured with drifting clouds This wide silver band is covered in a dense, textured field of stylized clouds and swirls, raised against a darkened ground so the whole surface reads like weathered, hand worked metal. Where the golden version is bright and auspicious, this one is moody and tactile, an antiqued cloud band with real depth. The cloud and swirl pattern covers the full width of the band, each curl and dot worked in