An almost perfectly preserved wooden mask from around the early third century that likely featured in important farming festivals was uncovered at an archaeological site in Osaka Prefecture. The ...
The 19th-Century wooden mask was probably acquired "in unknown circumstances" around 1917 by René-Victor Edward Maurice Fournier, a French colonial governor and the plaintiff's grandfather.
The wooden mask was found in a cupboard. The dealer argues that he had no idea how valuable it was when he bought it. In March 2022, reading about the auction in the city of Montpelier ...