Masks

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Somen made by the renowned gendai (modern) katchu-shi (armor maker) Fukube Ichiro, recognized as being one of the few and clearly the most talented of gendai smiths in the art of embossing. Highly respected, Ichiro, as he often signed his works is listed in Dr. Yoshihiko Sasama's Shin Katchu-Shi Meikan.
Netsuke of Mask | Japan | Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Netsuke of Mask | Japan | Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912) | The Met
Centuries Past
Hyottoko mask Wood with colored pigment Japan 17th-18th century Edo period Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Baule Ram Mask 13, Ivory Coast
Baule Ram Mask 13, Ivory Coast