Kashira with Noh Mask

19th century (?) (Edo) 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.) Citation Source image

The kashira is in the shape of a noh mask of the "hannya" type. It is used to depict possessed women. The eyes and teeth are in gold, as they would be on a mask.

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21518
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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