Vintage Japanese Bugaku Mask - Nasori Small Boxes 1950) and also show some

1950) and also show some signs of wear

guiding the eye down to a thick pool of natural wood-ash glaze (biidoro) at the bottom

good vintage condition

Fits Small to Medium

or suzuri bako

Vintage Japanese Bugaku Mask - Nasori Small Boxes 1950) and also show someA Japanese Bugaku dancing mask. c. 1960 Character : Nasori 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.