Description

A carved wooden Noh mask of “Uba”. Painted with black and grey hair and very faint eyebrows. The skin is painted yellowish-white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, and the lips are red. The face is carved as heavily lined and frowning with hollowed cheeks. 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 back 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 geometric diamond shapes, in various shades of green, brown, blue and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric, with black ink Japanese characters written on the flap. The bag closes with white cloth ties.