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Plaque - 'Le Japon' Restrike
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Art medal |
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| Obverse description | Four large Nō theater masks rendered in high relief, overlapping across the field: a serene female mask (Ko-omote type) dominates the center, flanked by an expressive demon or character mask to the left and a bearded elder mask to the lower right, with a fourth mask partially visible. Japanese characters and swirling decorative elements fill the background. The engraver's monogram appears in the lower center field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 楽能 R |
| Reverse description | A Nō theater performance scene in high relief depicting a principal actor in elaborate kimono holding a fan in the foreground right, with a group of musicians and chorus figures in the background left, one playing a kotsuzumi shoulder drum. A pine tree rendered in low relief fills the upper right field. The engraver's signature 'Ph. Roch' appears in the lower left field. |
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