Japanese Meiji Noh Mask in Carved Wood

Chinese Carved Jade Brush Washer, decorated with flowers and bamboo. 2" H x 5.5" W x 3" W. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a Former...

Chinese Carved Jade Covered Hu Vase, with two mask head with rings handles, incised taotie design to each side, and on a fitted carved wood stand. Overall: 7.5" H x 4.25" W x 2.25" D...

Pair of Thai Carved Buffalo Horn Sculptures, with dragon, bird, and tiger motif, mounted on wood bases. Each overall: 23.25" H x 14" W x 4.25" D. Provenance: From a multi-generation ...

Group of Three Chinese Carved Pink Rock Crystal Brush Washers, each with carved pierced hardwood stand. Largest overall: 2.5" H x 5.5" W x 3.5" D. Provenance: From an East 72nd Stree...

A Japanese Edo period "Noh" theater mask from the 17th to 19th century. Created in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868), this mask captures our attention with its striking expression and contrasting colors. Noh, a form of theater involving music, dance and drama and originating in the 14th century, uses...

Tenjin-Sama, Shinto Deity of Learning and Wisdom, Meiji Period Tenjin,-Sama, Deification of Sugawara no Michizane, was a famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period. In...

This Japanese Noh mask is a finely crafted example of traditional theatrical art, hand-carved from wood and featuring a serene, enigmatic expression typical of classical Noh performa...

A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre. This mask is handcrafted and carved from natural wood. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face." This particular delicate featured mask (her red lips really stand out) is used for main and sometimes secondary roles when the character is a young girl or, in some cases, a supernatural being. What is also interesting about this mask is the blackened teeth which centuries ago, was customary for Japanese women to paint their teeth black after they became married. We believe this mask dates from the mid-to early Showa period, perhaps Mejia. The mask was acquired from an antique mask...