Four Masks for the Noh Drama

Four Masks for the Noh Drama
Edo period (1615-1868) to Showa era (1926-1989), 19th to 20th century
Each of carved wood, three finished in gold or coloured lacquer, comprising: Okina (Old Man), with stylized eyebrows and wispy horsehair beard, 19.5cm (7¾in); Tengu (Crow Demon), with gold eyes, prominent beak and horsehair whiskers 20cm (7 7/8in); Ishiojo (Old Man), finished in off-white gesso and red pigment, with wrinkled brow, the whiskers missing, 20.5cm (8in); and Shikami (Frowning Demon) with gold-lacquered eyes and prominent painted teeth, the reverse with an illegible carved seal. 21.5cm (8½in). (4).