Description

Carved wooden Noh mask of "Hatachi-amari". Face has hollowed cheeks and is painted with stringy black hair and eyebrows. The skin is painted yellowish-grey, the teeth are black and yellow, and its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at each side. 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 dark brown fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of birds and flowers in blue, 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.