Okina & Uba Mask Set book Nagano Prefecture)

Nagano Prefecture)

Published: 2001

the magic wooden hammer is held in the hand of the deity Daikoku-ten

IREZUMI DOJO II Book

used in an annual event in the Imperial Palace on New Year's Eve (December 30 (old calendar))

Okina & Uba Mask Set book Nagano Prefecture)Traditional Japanese Okina & Uba Mask Set Description The Okina () (old man) mask is considered very sacred and at times treated as the embodiment of god, bringing longevity and prosperity to Japanese families. The mask is the oldest of the Noh theater and represents an older male with long white beard expressing wisdom. Uba is a goddess incarnated as an old woman, from the classical Noh play "Isemonogatari". Material Iron Sizing Please see pictures