Noh Mask Item Number: 3139/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden Noh mask of “Ko-omote”. Painted with black hair and very faint eyebrows. The skin is painted in white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, and its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The backside of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for part a, decorated with a floral pattern in various shades of green, orange, pink and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric which has been written on with black ink in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research before October 1, 2015
- Received from U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research (Transferring institution) on October 1, 2015
What
- Name
- Noh Mask
- Identification Number
- 3139/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint and silk fibre
- Part A
- height 7.3 cm, width 13.2 cm, depth 21.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.5 cm, width 22.3 cm, depth 24.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research
- Received from
- U.B.C. Centre for Japanese Research (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 1, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on October 1, 2015
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3139/0001 a-b