Masquerade Mask
Medium: Canadian jade
Dimensions: 130 mm x 26 mm x 137 mm.
Year: 2015
Received a Silver Medal at the National Zi Gang Bei Jade Carving Competition and exhibition in Suzhou, China.
This mask is based on the traditional masquerade masks worn in Venice at the Carnival. The spiral forms are at once suggestive of European, Chinese and Maori motifs. The mask is carved to fit the human face and the red velvet ribbon allows the mask to be worn.