Japanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 Noh Mask The calligraphy style is a

The calligraphy style is a semi-regular script with clerical influences (reisho style)

and discoloration on both the painting and the fabric mounting

and the fabric is intact

* Natural Mountain Aesthetic: The vertical "Sugata-ishi" (standing shape) provides a sense of height and majesty

this was a limited custom order originally commissioned for a shop at Mount Takao (Takao-san)

Japanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 Noh Mask The calligraphy style is aJapanese Vintage Wood Carved Bitchu Kagura Mask Signed Kosaku Tanabe MSK541 This is a vintage Japanese wood carved Kagura mask used in traditional performing arts, specifically a Bitchu Kagura mask. The reverse side features the stamped artist marks of Kosaku Tanabe. The face is finished with a white coated surface accentuated by orange lines and metallic eyes. It features natural hair for the thick eyebrows and long beard. The back displays clear