Description

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Zo-onna”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes through 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 pattern of flowers and birds in various shades of green, brown, and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric written on with black ink, in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.