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Noh Mask: Ko'omote

能面 小面
Noh Mask: Ko'omote (能面 小面)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Sculpture · Edo period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Sculpture
Date
1601–1800
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-59051

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The back side of this mask resemble the Snow [ko'omote], a well-known mask previously owned by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598). It is likely a copy of another Snow [ko'omote] copy, known as the Kawachi version, based on its gentle expression as well as the round damage on the nose.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Noh Mask: Ko'omote（能面 小面）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-59051. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/noh-mask-koomote-tokyo-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Category: Sculpture:Masks:Noh masks
  • Genre: Sculpture
  • Material: Wood with pigment
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1面
  • 分類: 彫刻
  • 品質形状: 木造、彩色
  • 種別: 彫刻:仮面:能面
  • 法量: 21.2×13.6
  • 銘文等: 「出目満昆」焼印

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