Vintage Japanese Porcelain Noh Mask Okina Nagasawa Ujiharu Franklin Gallery Showa Era Usage: Ideal as a distinct

Usage: Ideal as a distinct Japanese garden ornament

Provenance: The original wooden box features the red seal of the "Kawashima Collection" (川島蔵品)

Signed by the artist

5cm opening is perfectly designed for "Ichirin-zashi

this premium specimen boasts an incredibly tight

Vintage Japanese Porcelain Noh Mask Okina Nagasawa Ujiharu Franklin Gallery Showa Era Usage: Ideal as a distinctThis is a remarkable vintage Japanese porcelain Noh mask depicting "Okina" (an old man), revered as a sacred and auspicious figure in Noh theater. It was created under the supervision of the renowned master Noh mask maker Nagasawa Ujiharu, a certified preserver of intangible cultural properties. This special limited edition porcelain mask was published by the Franklin Gallery in 1983 (Showa 58), in collaboration with the Japan Noh Mask Association.