Item Information

Dublin Core

Title

Noh mask of old male (possibly Okina)

Description

Two-part brown mask of old man with hinged jaw. Hinging is accomplished by puffs of string. Long, narrow beard of hair. Lines of forehead blend into those of eyes and cheeks

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: M1.15

Box: 80

Coverage

Japan

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

purchase, Orientalia, NY, 1936

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)

wood

Physical Dimensions

7.5"x5.875"

Citation

“Noh mask of old male (possibly Okina),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 16, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/2485.