This Bugaku dance mask representing a strong-willed warrior was used in a military-style dance related to the legends of Chūai (reigned 192–200), the fourteenth emperor of Japan. For more …

Buaku (demon mask): a caricature of the O-Beshimi mask used for Tengu (mountain goblins) in Noh. The Kyôgen Buaku mask indicates a character who is only outwardly powerful; inside he …

Bugaku masks sometimes have movable parts and have attenuated features intended to convey the characters of the fictional persons whom they represent. The masks called the “Twelve …

Title: Bugaku Mask for the Role of Kitoku. Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333) Culture: Japan. Medium: Lacquered wood. Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. …

The faintly comical demon mask of Buaku is the Kyogen version of the Noh theatre mask of Beshimi. Both the characterization and stylised carving of this mask reflect the original …

Title: Netsuke of Kyōgen Mask: Buaku. Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912) Date: 19th century. Culture: Japan. Medium: Wood. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 …

Very rare Japanese comic demon Buaku Kyogen mask dating from the Edo Period, the golden age of Noh Drama. The Buaku mask is a Kyogen version of the Noh Beshimi. Kyogen were …

We are showing traditional Japanese Noh Masks (Noumen), Devil (Oni) Masks, Kyogen Masks. We have been carving the over 300 historical character masks available for purchase, also we …

A rare Japanese comic demon Buaku Kyogen mask dating from the Edo Period, the golden age of Noh Drama. The Buaku mask is a Kyogen version of the Noh Beshimi. Kyogen were short, …