Noh mask representing the notorious bandit of legends, Kumasaka. carved from blocks of Japanese cypress ('hinoki'), and painted with natural pigments on a neutral base of glue and crunched seashell and used in Noh, Sino-Japanese musical drama. Dated 1884

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Noh mask representing the notorious bandit of legends, Kumasaka. carved from blocks of Japanese cypress ('hinoki'), and painted with natural pigments on a neutral base of glue and crunched seashell and used in Noh, Sino-Japanese musical drama. Dated 1884

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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