Imae ( Foolish Servant)

Mask Id:
146
Name:   
Imae ( Foolish Servant)
Country: 
South Korea
Location:
Hahae
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
Jung Sung Am
Material Used:
Korean Basswood,Cloth,Coloring material
Length:  
19 cm
Breadth:
16 cm
 
Region  Group  
Description:

A copy of one of nine existing Hahae Pyonsin-kut masks in South Korea; the originals date from the 11th-12th century. The mask is worn by the foolish servant of the Sonbi, or scholar. The distorted expression gives indication of his simple-mindedness. The lower jaw is missing. By legend, the carver of the orginal mask never got around to carving it before meeting an untimely death through a romantic intrigue.

 

Imae ( Foolish Servant)