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WOOD AND IVORY CARVINGS, ETC. 321
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No. 710.
Painted in gold upon a Mask of carved and gilded
wood. Masks of this kind were used, in the feudal days,
by the actors who were retained at the Court of the
Shogun and by the princes. Ide-me To-haku utsusu.
Mitsu-nao. Mitsunao, the maker, who copies the work of
Tohaku Ideme. The lower character of the left-hand inscrip-
tion is the mark of the maker.
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No. 71 1.
Painted in red and gold upon a Mask similar to that
named above. Ko-aku kami, Shige-yasu. Shigeyasu, the
name of the maker. Koaku no kami, probably the name of
the historic character represented by the mask. The small
figure to the right is a mere mark the large one on the
;
left is the mark of the maker.
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