Japanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 Noh Mask This is a profoundly powerful

This is a profoundly powerful and museum-quality Japanese Theater Mask

this was a limited custom order originally commissioned for a shop at Mount Takao (Takao-san)

Height: 12 cm / approx

The calligraphy style is a semi-regular script with clerical influences (reisho style)

Japanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 Noh Mask This is a profoundly powerfulJapanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 This is a vintage Japanese wood carved Kagura mask used in traditional performing arts, specifically a Bitchu Kagura mask. The reverse side features the stamped artist marks of Kosaku Tanabe. The face is finished with a white coated surface accentuated by orange lines and metallic eyes. It features natural hair for the thick eyebrows and long beard. The back displays clear