Vintage Japanese Bugaku Mask - Kempai side cabinets featuring a distinctive tall neck

featuring a distinctive tall neck (yagura) that originally cradled a pin cushion

It has worn and patched over time to create a beautiful boro piece

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pinkish-beige glaze with a fine network of natural crackles throughout

A glossy black lacquered Chinese cabinet with two drawers

Vintage Japanese Bugaku Mask - Kempai side cabinets featuring a distinctive tall neckA Japanese Bugaku dancing mask. c. 1960 Kempai Mask Bugaku is Japanese Imperial Court dance, particularly its masked dances performed with serene, slow movements and elaborate costumes, often paired, representing ancient Chinese and Korean influences, aiming to appease deities, purify spirits, and pray for peace, a tradition still maintained at shrines and the Imperial Household.