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English: left: Ryō-ō (陵王, Prince of Lanling) mask for bugaku performace. Made of lacquered and gilt wood; also hair. Culture/period: Edo Period. Date: 17th century. Materials: wood, lacquer, hair, gold. Technique: lacquered, gilded. Dimensions: Height: 33.5 centimetres (excl.chin piece). British Museum number: 1978,0421.2.a.

centre: Nakizo Nō mask, representing a female deity or woman of high rank, associated with Nō plays such as Hagoromo and Ohara Miyuki. Made of lacquered and painted wood. Signed. Made by: Norinari (憲成), designed by Zoami (増阿弥). Culture/period: Meiji Era (?), Edo Period (?). Date: 18th-19th century. Materials: wood, lacquer. Technique: painted, lacquered, carved. Height: 21.2 centimetres. British Museum number: OA+.7105.

right: Drunken spirit (shōjō) Nō mask. Made of red, black lacquered wood, with red silk tying cord. Made by: Himi Munetada (氷見宗忠). Date 19th century. Materials: wood, silk, lacquer. Technique: lacquered, carved. British Museum number: 1945,1017.506.
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