Description: Carved in wood and painted in polychrome pigments over gesso, with golden eyes and impressed seal signature on the reverse. A mask representing a fierce old man. Worn in the Noh plays Domyoji or Naniwa. Condition: With minimal loss along the edges and colour scuffing due to age, cracked and chipped paint mainly in nose and forehead - complete condition with general wear Provenance: From an important Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930 A similar mask, but later, was sold at Christie’s 20th March 2007, lot 125.