Project Description
Noh mask of Fukai
A classic representation of a middle aged woman with narrowed eyes, vetical dimples either side of the mouth and stray loose hairs around the face, bearing traces of sweat beneath the nostrils and chin, and welll worn around the holes for the cords
Inscribed fukai in red behind
Compare with two Fukai masks in the Steven Marvin collection, Hawaii, illustrated in his Heaven has a Face, so Does Hell, vol. 2, pp. 124-127
Unsigned. 18th century
Height 20.3cm
MR4128
