Tsuba with Five Noh Masks

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6.8 cm 7.1 cm 0.5 cm

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The five masks shown on this tsuba are used by performers in noh drama. At the upper right is the "Okina" mask used for specific types of old men. At the lower right is the "Ko-omote" mask used for beautiful young women. The mask at the lower left is the "O-beshimi" mask used...

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17684
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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