Rare Antique Korean Traditional Wood Carved Hahoe Mask Of Monk Jung Chung For Sale

KOREAN HAND CARVED TRADITIONAL WOOD MASK.

Exceptional!! and rare. Korean Traditional wood carved *Hahoe* Mask of Monk *Jung Chung*,this beauty have several inscriptions *Characters* inside the mask we believe this could be the signature of the Artist?.This is a piece of great quality,design and craftmaship.

Hahoetal masks (河回탈 및 屛山탈) are the traditional Korean masks worn in the Hahoe Pyolshin-gut t'al nori ceremony (Hahoe byeolsingut talnori) dating back to the 12th century.They represent the stock characters needed to perform the roles in the ritual dance dramas included in the ceremony. The masks originated in the Hahoe Folk Village and Byeongsan Village, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. They are counted among the treasures of South Korea, and the oldest Hahoe mask is on display in the National Museum of Korea. The Hahoetal masks are considered to be among of the most beautiful and well known images representing Korean culture.[4] The South Korean government named the masks "National Treasure #121" and the dance of the Pyolshin-gut Ta'l nori as "important intangible cultural asset #69. The Hahoe Mask Dance Drama Preservation Society performs the dance drama weekly at the Hahoe folk village for tourists, while Andong City hosts an international mask dance festival every October.