HAnakobu Akujo, Noh mask
Unsigned.
18th century.
Height: 20.7 cm.
From the Collection of M. Kaufman, CA
Bas J.M. Verberk, Masked Warriors: The Battle Stage of the Samurai, Leiden University Press, 2017, p71.
A Japanese lacquered wood Noh theatre mask of Hanakobu akujo with gilt brass eyes and teeth, the moustache and beard of light brown horse hair, Edo/Meiji period.