Description

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Waka-onna”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, the chin is dimpled, lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes through the sides. 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 the mask, decorated with a floral pattern and made with silk thread in various shades of green, brown, and blue. The inside of the bag is white fabric, written on with black ink in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.