Onna Noh Mask named “FUKAI” which indicates middle-aged woman
Please refer to our stock # NOH30 when inquiring.
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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A Noh mask representing a middle-aged woman torn by separation from a loved one, either man or child. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 20.8 x 13.5 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back. Gentle and mature, fukai's face is filled with a melancholy that comes from experience and feeling. The features are deep-cut, with crevices along the lower cheeks and deep-set eyes with heavy eyelids and drooping corners. The well-modulated lips neither smile nor frown. The fleshy face has a protruding forehead and chin, creating a slightly concave silhouette. Fukai masks come in a spectrum of ages, the oldest being labeled yuki no fukai (snow), the next tsuki no fukai (moon), and the yougest hana no fukai (flower).
A Noh mask representing a middle-aged woman torn by separation from a loved one, either man or child. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 20.8 x 13.5 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back. Gentle and mature, fukai's face is filled with a melancholy that comes from experience and feeling. The features are deep-cut, with crevices along the lower cheeks and deep-set eyes with heavy eyelids and drooping corners. The well-modulated lips neither smile nor frown. The fleshy face has a protruding forehead and chin, creating a slightly concave silhouette. Fukai masks come in a spectrum of ages, the oldest being labeled yuki no fukai (snow), the next tsuki no fukai (moon), and the yougest hana no fukai (flower).
