Korean Cultural Asset No 69 ~THE MASK PLAY OF HAHOE BYEOLSIN Exorcism Shadow Box

Description

This is a really nice representation of an interesting Asset of Korean Cultural History.  It is a shadow box depicting characters of The Mask Play of Hahoe Byeolsin Exorcism.  The nine masks portray: Imae Tal, Yang Ban Tal, Bune Tal, Sonbi Tal, Kagsi Tal, Chorangi Tal, Halmi Tal, Jung Tal and Paekjong Tal (tal means mask in Korean).
The Hahoe mask dance is one of the folk dramas of Pungcheon Hahoe village in Andong city, and dates from the Goryeo Dynasty.
The
Goryeo
Dynasty
marks the last Buddhist-shaped
dynasty
in Korea after 1000 years of political influence.
Goryeo
, established in 918, united the Later Three Kingdoms in 935 and ruled Korea until replaced by the Joseon
Dynasty
in 1392.
The mask play of Hahoe Byeolsin Exorcism was classified by the South Korean government as important intangible cultural asset #69. The Hahoe and Byeolsin masks themselves were also labelled South Korean national treasure #121.
I believe they are made of resin and each mask has 2 threads on each side representing (I think) the strings that would hold the mask on.
The box is 19 7/8" high by 8 3/8" wide by 1 3/4" thick and weighs 2 pounds 11.4 ounces.
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