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 mask represents a supernatural being

* Natural Mountain Aesthetic: The vertical "Sugata-ishi" (standing shape) provides a sense of height and majesty

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

and discoloration on both the painting and the fabric mounting

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