{"product_id":"catrin-mask-pedro-amador-reyes-juarez-tlaxcala","title":"Catrin Mask Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Jurez","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCatrin Carnival Mask Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most sophisticated and technically demanding of all Mexican folk masks, the Catrin, the elegantly dressed gentleman of the Tlaxcalan carnival tradition, requires mastery of materials and craft that few artists achieve. This exceptional example is attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Juárez, a member of the renowned Reyes family of Tlatempan, Tlaxcala, whose masks are prized by collectors for their extraordinary realism and distinctive blue-painted interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is a tour de force of naturalistic carving and painting: a bearded gentleman with grey-streaked hair, glass eyes fitted with hand-painted lashes, rosy cheeks, a beauty mark, and a warm smile revealing painted teeth, all rendered in oil-based paint over carved wood with a lacquered finish that gives the skin an almost lifelike luminosity. The beard and mustache are rendered in fine detail, the eyebrows arched with aristocratic precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to the Reyes family tradition, the mask incorporates an ingenious spring mechanism attached to a string that allows the masquerader to blink during performance, a theatrical flourish that delights audiences and speaks to the deep craft intelligence behind these objects. The interior is finished in the family’s signature blue paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA piece of this quality belongs in a serious collection of Mexican folk art or Mesoamerican carnival tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attributed to Pedro Amador Reyes Juarez, Tlatempan, Tlaxcala, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tlaxcalan Carnival (Carnaval de Tlaxcala)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved wood, oil-based polychrome paint, lacquer, glass eyes, cattle-hair eyelashes, gold foil, metal hardware, cotton string, leather straps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring-activated blinking mechanism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signature blue paint of the Reyes family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good; all mechanisms intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45101562691699,"sku":"451015626916_86D9","price":2202.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1426\/3155\/files\/p-ZMNMoT-530572966_741308992162758_5916762806723105998_n_0492c873-bf94-4243-be29-9e762857135f.jpg?v=1781897158","url":"https:\/\/repsychles.com\/products\/catrin-mask-pedro-amador-reyes-juarez-tlaxcala","provider":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}