Noh Mask: "Fukai"

Inscribed in gold "Attributed to Echi by Mitsunori (monogram)"

Muromachi – Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century

Wood with polychromy

Tokyo National Museum

A Noh mask, likely carved from wood, depicts a stylized human face with dark hair and a neutral expression. The mask has painted details for the eyes, eyebrows, and lips. This mask is used for the role of an ill-fated woman who is separated from her child. The mask maker Echi was known as an expert of making masks of women's faces.