{"title":"Japanese Masks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mask can lead a whole character or become a graphic object in its own right. Explore Japanese-inspired masks by shape, motif and the practical details that matter for wearing or displaying them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ninja-mask","title":"Ninja Mask 'Kagemusha'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlack lower-face ninja mask with vents, foam pads and a strap harness, with clips\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA black shield for the lower face, with everything it needs in the box. This ninja mask is a moulded black plastic shell that covers the nose, mouth and chin, with slots cut for breathing, foam pads that fit inside against the cheeks and the nose, a strap harness that buckles at the back of the head, and two side clips with elastic loops for fixing it to a helmet or a hat instead of the harness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the most practical mask in the collection and the least decorative, and it is the one bought for a ride, a game or a convention rather than a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kagemusha, is the shadow warrior, the double who stands in for the lord, and the mask is for a person who does not want to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shell is a hard moulded plastic in matte black with vent slots at the mouth, and it comes with three foam pads that stick inside, a strap harness in webbing with buckles and adjusters, and two clip mounts with elastic loops that fit either side. Everything fits together without tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it with the harness buckled behind the head and the pads in, which seals it to the face and keeps it off the nose, or clip it to a helmet with the side mounts. It goes with the techwear in the range and with black everything, and it is the mask for a person on a bike, at a paintball field or behind a camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe parts are the detail: the harness adjusts at four points, the pads are cut for the nose and the cheeks, and the clips have elastic loops that hook on a helmet rim, so the mask has two ways of staying on. The vents are slots, not holes, and they breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the shell with a damp cloth; the pads lift off and can be replaced. Keep it out of a hot car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a black shape over a mouth. From close the vents show their slots, the harness its buckles, and the pads their foam. It is the mask for a person who wants function and a shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The shell covers from the bridge of the nose to below the chin and the harness adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":59207705461084,"sku":"14:193#black","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/ninja-mask-kagemusha-1.jpg?v=1790585589"},{"product_id":"cyberpunk-mask","title":"Cyberpunk Mask 'Kikai'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhite armoured full-face mask with gold accents, mesh eyes and a segmented jaw\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA face built from panels. This full-face mask is moulded in white plates that follow the bones of a face, with gold accents at the brows and down the cheeks, black mesh over the eyes so the wearer sees out and nobody sees in, a jaw in black segments that reads as a mouthguard, and a ring of white clips standing up round the crown like a crown of teeth. It fastens with an adjustable strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the one mask in the collection that owes nothing to a festival, and it belongs to the techwear and the strapped sneakers in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kikai, is the machine, and the mask is a face made as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is moulded in a hard plastic in several panels joined and finished white, with the gold applied as paint, the eyes covered in a fine black mesh set behind the openings, and the jaw and the crown clips moulded separately and fitted. It fastens with an adjustable strap at the back and it is ventilated at the jaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped, with the mesh over the eyes, which gives full sight out and a black stare in, at a convention, a party, a shoot or a ride. It goes with the techwear trousers and the strapped sneakers in the range, and with an all-black outfit where the white is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mesh is the detail: it sits behind the eye openings and it reads as black from outside, so the mask has no eyes, only sockets, and the gold brows above them are what give it an expression. The ring of clips round the crown is decorative and it is what people photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the mesh can be brushed. Keep it out of a hot car, which warps plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white face with no eyes. From close the panels show their joins, the gold its lines, and the mesh its weave. It is the mask for a person who wants the future and not the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask covers the whole face and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207706181980,"sku":"14:29#Only Mask","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/cyberpunk-mask-kikai-1.jpg?v=1790585587"},{"product_id":"hyottoko-mask","title":"Hyottoko Mask 'Hifuki'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHyottoko mask with a puckered mouth, one squinting eye and a spotted scarf tied on\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA face blowing on a fire, with a scarf on its head. This is the hyottoko, the clown of the Japanese festival, a glossy flesh-toned mask with the mouth puckered and pushed to one side as if blowing through a bamboo pipe, one eye squinting and the other round, fat round cheeks, painted eyebrows and forehead lines, and a blue spotted cloth scarf tied round the head and knotted at the side. It fastens with an elastic strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the funniest thing in the shop and the most traditional, and it dances at the front of every festival procession in Japan with the fox and the old woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Hifuki, is the fire-blower, which is what the puckered mouth is doing, and the older name of the character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is moulded and finished in a high gloss, painted in a flesh tone with the brows, lines and lips brushed on, and the scarf is a separate cloth tied round the head and stitched at the knot so it stays. The eyes are open behind the painted ones and it fastens with an elastic strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped and dance, which is what it is for, or hang it in a kitchen, which is where the character comes from: the hyottoko is the god of the hearth in the old houses, kept by the stove. It goes with a happi coat and a headband, and it goes with nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mouth is the detail: it is pushed to one side and puckered into a round hole, and with the squinting eye it gives the mask a face caught mid-effort, which is the whole joke. The scarf is a blue cloth with black spots, tied as a country woman ties hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the face with a soft dry cloth; the scarf can be sponged. Keep it out of a hot car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pink face with a puckered mouth and a scarf. From close the gloss shows its depth, the eye its squint, and the scarf its spots. It is the mask for a festival and a person who wants the one that makes children laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult or child. The mask covers the face and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207751172444,"sku":"14:771#Nude","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/hyottoko-mask-hifuki-1.jpg?v=1790585584"},{"product_id":"noh-mask","title":"Noh Mask 'Koomote'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNoh mask of a young woman's face, white with red lips and a calm expression\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe calm face of the Noh stage. This mask is the young woman, the ko-omote, in a smooth white finish with high painted brows set well above the eyes, narrow dark eyes cut open, a small nose, full cheeks and red painted lips over a line of white teeth, with the expression that is neither a smile nor not one. It fastens with an elastic strap and it is the quietest object in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the mask that changes with the angle: tilted down it is sad, tilted up it is glad, and straight on it is waiting. That is what the Noh mask is for, and this one does it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Koomote, is the small face, the Noh name for the mask of the young woman, and the mask is that one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is moulded and finished smooth in a soft white, with the brows, eyes, lips and teeth painted by hand and the eyes cut open behind the painted line, and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap. The shape is the oval of the stage mask, narrower than a face, which is why the wearer's own cheeks show at the sides, as they do on the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped for a photograph, a performance or a party, and tilt the head, because that is where the mask lives; or hang it, which is where most of them go, on a wall where the light comes from one side and the expression changes through the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brows are the detail: painted high on the forehead, well above the eyes, in the manner of the court women of the old paintings, and they are what tell you the face is from another century. The lips are painted red over a line of white teeth, which is the other tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the white shows marks and wipes clean. Keep it out of direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white face with red lips. From close the brows show their height, the eyes their cut, and the teeth their line. It is the mask for a person who wants the stage and its stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask is the oval of the stage mask, a little narrower than a face, and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207751270748,"sku":"14:771#MZ01","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/noh-mask-koomote-1.jpg?v=1790585594"},{"product_id":"tengu-mask","title":"Tengu Mask 'Karasu'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTengu mask with a long nose, glossy, with gold swirls, in red or black\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is the mask. This tengu has the long, straight, red nose of the mountain goblin, a furrowed brow, an open mouth with gold teeth, and a glossy finish over the whole face with gold swirls painted across the crown and a small printed charm stuck to the forehead like a temple amulet. It comes in red with a black jaw or all black with the same gold and charm, and it fastens with an elastic strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tengu is the guardian of the mountain and the teacher of swordsmen, and the nose is his pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Karasu, is the crow, the other form the tengu takes, with a beak instead of a nose; the long-nosed one is the elder, and this mask borrows the crow's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is moulded and finished in a high gloss, painted in the two colours with the gold swirls and the teeth applied over, and the charm on the brow is a small printed paper set under the gloss. The nose is cast with the face in one piece. It fastens with an elastic strap and the eyes are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped for a festival, a party or a photograph, and expect people to look at the nose; off the face it stands on its chin, nose up. In red it is the tengu of the festival; in black it reads as lacquer and hangs on a wall as a piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gold swirls are the detail: they are painted across the crown in the manner of a lacquer box, curling round the brow, and they are what stops the mask being only a nose. The charm on the forehead is a small printed tag with characters on it, the kind sold at a shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the gloss shows fingerprints and wipes clean. Keep it out of a hot car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a red or black face with a long nose. From close the gloss shows its depth, the swirls their gold, and the charm its characters. It is the mask for a person who wants the mountain goblin and does not mind the nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask covers the face and the nose stands about a hand's length out from it; the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":59207751336284,"sku":"14:10","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"black","offer_id":59207751369052,"sku":"14:193","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/tengu-mask-karasu-1.jpg?v=1790585551"},{"product_id":"wooden-oni-mask-kiboku","title":"Wooden Oni Mask 'Kiboku'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWooden oni mask carved with two long horns, drilled eyes and bared teeth, unpainted\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA demon carved in pale wood, with nothing painted on it. This oni mask is cut from a single block, with two long horns rising and curving back from the brow, deep-set drilled eyes, a furrowed forehead, a broad nose and an open mouth with a row of carved teeth, and the whole left the colour of the wood, so the grain runs across the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the hannya's older cousin, the demon of the mountains and the festival, and in bare wood it is a carving first and a monster second.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kiboku, is the tree and the wood, the material, and the mask is named for what it is made of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horns are the detail: they are carved in the same block as the face, not fitted, and they rise nearly the height of the face again, curving back, so the mask is taller than it is wide and casts a shadow with points. The teeth are cut as a single ridge notched into a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale face with long horns on a wall. From close the wood shows its grain, the horns their curve, and the mouth its notched teeth. It is the mask for a person who wants the demon in the material it started in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. It is the size of a face and a little larger, carved in the round, and it hangs from a cord through the side holes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207948009820,"sku":"dsgfdsgf87897987","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/wooden-oni-mask-kiboku-1.jpg?v=1790585546"},{"product_id":"smiling-wooden-mask-warai","title":"Smiling Wooden Mask 'Warai'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWooden mask carved as a smiling face with narrow eyes, small horns and round cheeks\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA smile carved in wood, with two small horns. This mask is cut from a single block of pale wood as a round smiling face with the eyes narrowed to two curves, full cheeks, a small nose, an open smiling mouth with the teeth just showing, small ears and two short horns on the crown, and it is left unpainted, so the grain runs across the cheeks. It is the only wooden mask in the collection that is happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the face of the festival clown, the one who dances at the front, and the horns are the joke: a demon, but a pleased one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Warai, is laughter, and the mask is that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eyes are the detail: two narrow curves, closed in a smile, carved as slits with the lids full above them, and they are what make the face laugh rather than grin. The cheeks are the roundest carving in the collection and the horns are the shortest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale round face smiling on a wall. From close the wood shows its grain, the eyes their curves, and the horns their stubs. It is the mask for a kitchen or a hallway and a person who wants the one that is glad to see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. It is the size of a face and a little larger, carved in the round, and it hangs from a cord through the side holes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207948075356,"sku":"srfedtuytuyjugbhn","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/smiling-wooden-mask-warai-1.jpg?v=1790585581"},{"product_id":"okinawa-theater-mask-ryukyu","title":"Okinawa Theater Mask 'Ryukyu'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWooden mask carved as a wide-eyed spirit with round eyes and a downturned mouth\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRound eyes, a big nose and a mouth turned down. This mask is cut from a single block of pale wood as a spirit's face with two round drilled eyes under a ridged brow, a bulbous nose with drilled nostrils, hollow cheeks, long ears and a mouth turned down in a curve, in the manner of the festival masks of the southern islands. It is unpainted and the grain shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the oddest face in the collection and the one people like most, because it is not angry: it is surprised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Ryukyu, is the old name of the southern islands, whose festival masks the carving follows, and the mask is a face from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eyes are the detail: round, drilled straight through and set wide under a single ridge, they give the mask a look of alarm rather than menace, and the nose beneath them is carved as a bulb with two holes. The cheeks are hollowed and the mouth is a single downward curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale face with round eyes on a wall. From close the wood shows its grain, the nose its bulb, and the mouth its curve. It is the mask for a person who wants a spirit that is not a demon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. It is the size of a face and a little larger, carved in the round, and it hangs from a cord through the side holes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207948403036,"sku":"tgyhrytryhfghghfgfh","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/okinawa-theater-mask-ryukyu-1.jpg?v=1790585579"},{"product_id":"hand-carved-japanese-mask-shimen","title":"Hand Carved Japanese Mask 'Shimen'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWooden mask carved as a roaring demon with a broad grin and fangs, unpainted\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA roar carved in wood. This mask is cut from a single block of pale wood as a demon's face with a knotted brow, drilled eyes under a heavy ridge, a broad flat nose and a mouth open wide from cheek to cheek with a row of carved teeth and two fangs, left unpainted so the gouge marks show. It is the widest mouth on any wooden mask in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the mask for a person who wants the demon mid-shout, and the carving is deepest where the shout is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Shimen, is the four faces, the guardian at the four directions, and this is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mouth is the detail: it opens from one cheek to the other in a wide curve, with the teeth cut as a notched ridge along the top and the fangs at the corners, and the lower lip carved as a separate roll. The brow knots above the nose in two ridges, and the eyes are drilled deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale face with a wide mouth on a wall. From close the wood shows its gouges, the mouth its teeth, and the brow its knot. It is the mask for a hallway and a person who likes a face that shouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. It is the size of a face and a little larger, carved in the round, and it hangs from a cord through the side holes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207948730716,"sku":"dfgdftytryrytry","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/hand-carved-japanese-mask-shimen-1.jpg?v=1790585576"},{"product_id":"large-wooden-folk-mask-oomen","title":"Large Wooden Folk Mask 'Oomen'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLarge wooden folk mask carved as a scowling man with a topknot and a moustache\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scowling man with his hair tied up, carved large. This folk mask is cut from a single block of pale wood as a man's face with a topknot carved on the crown, long ears, heavy brows over drilled eyes, a broad nose, a moustache and a mouth turned hard down, left unpainted so the grain runs across the cheeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the face of the village festival, the old man or the god who comes down the mountain once a year, and in this size it is a presence on a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Oomen, is simply the big mask, and it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe topknot is the detail: it is carved on the crown as a bound knot of hair with the cord showing, in the same block as the face, and it is what makes the mask a man rather than a demon. The moustache is carved in two sweeps under the nose, and the mouth turns down at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a large pale face with a knot on top. From close the wood shows its grain, the knot its cord, and the mouth its scowl. It is the mask for a large wall and a person who wants the village god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, large. It is larger than a face, carved in the round, and it hangs from a cord through the side holes. 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This mask is cut from a single block of pale wood as a demon's face with a knot of muscle on the brow, heavy folded cheeks, deep drilled eyes under a ridge, a broad nose and an open mouth with carved teeth and two small fangs, and it is left unpainted, so the grain runs across the face and the tool marks show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the wooden mask in the collection with the most muscle in it, and the frown is what the carver spent their time on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Ikkoku, is one moment, the instant the face was caught in, and it is a face caught mid-anger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is carved from a single block of a pale wood, the tool marks left visible on the back and smoothed on the face, with the eyes drilled through and the surface left unpainted so the grain shows. There are two holes at the sides for a cord. It is carved to hang, not to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on a wall by a cord through the side holes, at eye height, where the light rakes across it from a window or a lamp, because a carved face is made by its shadows. It is the piece that reads as sculpture rather than costume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brow is the detail: it is carved as a knot of three ridges meeting above the nose, deep enough to shadow the eyes entirely in raking light, and it is what gives the mask its expression. The cheeks fold under the eyes in two heavy curves, and the teeth are cut as a notched ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep it out of direct sun and away from a radiator, which crack unpainted wood, and out of a damp room. It darkens a little with years, as pale wood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale frowning face on a wall. From close the wood shows its grain, the brow its ridges, and the mouth its fangs. It is the mask for a study and a person who likes a carving with force in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. 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The blue is the colour furthest from flesh, and it makes the mask read as a spirit rather than a face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the hannya for a person who wants the shape without the heat, and the one that looks best against a dark wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Namanari, is the half-made demon, the Noh mask of a woman at the start of her transformation, with the small horns; the name is borrowed here for the colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is cast in a hard resin, thick enough to take a knock, painted by hand in layers so the colour deepens in the folds and lightens on the brow, with the horns, the eyes and the teeth picked out in gold, and the inside finished black. It fastens with two crossed adjustable elastic straps, and the eyes are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it with the straps crossed behind the head and adjusted once, which holds it without a hand, and it sits on the face with the eyes at eye level and the mouth clear. It is a mask for a festival, a party or a stage, and it breathes better than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue is the detail: it is pale on the brow and the cheeks and darkens to navy and black at the temples and under the jaw, so the face has the shading of a moonlit one, and the gold on the horns and teeth reads warmer against it than on the other two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; keep it out of a hot car and direct sun, which dull the paint. The straps unclip for washing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a pale blue face with horns. From close the paint shows its fade to black, the horns their gold, and the mouth its teeth. It is the mask for a dark wall and a person who likes the cold version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask covers the face from the hairline to below the chin, and the straps adjust from a teenager's head to a large adult's.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207949746524,"sku":"14:173","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/blue-hannya-mask-namanari-1.jpg?v=1790585541"},{"product_id":"green-hannya-mask-aohannya","title":"Green Hannya Mask 'Aohannya'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGreen hannya mask in painted resin with gold horns, gold eyes and gold teeth, strapped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same demon, in green. This hannya is cast in resin and painted in a deep green that shades to black at the edges and the folds, with two gold horns, gold-rimmed eyes and an open mouth of gold teeth, the inside black and the straps crossed behind. On the Noh stage the colour of a hannya tells you how far the woman has gone, and green is the middle: past sorrow, not yet all the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the hannya for a person who finds the red too much and the blue too cold, and it is the one that reads as bronze from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Aohannya, is the green hannya, and on the stage that is the mask of the woman half-way to the demon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is cast in a hard resin, thick enough to take a knock, painted by hand in layers so the colour deepens in the folds and lightens on the brow, with the horns, the eyes and the teeth picked out in gold, and the inside finished black. It fastens with two crossed adjustable elastic straps, and the eyes are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it with the straps crossed behind the head and adjusted once, which holds it without a hand, and it sits on the face with the eyes at eye level and the mouth clear. It is a mask for a festival, a party or a stage, and it breathes better than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe green is the detail: it is a deep, slightly blue green that reads as old bronze in low light and as jade in sun, and the gold sits on it more quietly than on the red. The horns are the same brushed gold and the teeth the same points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; keep it out of a hot car and direct sun, which dull the paint. The straps unclip for washing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a dark green face with horns. From close the paint shows its shading, the horns their gold, and the mouth its teeth. It is the mask for a wall with a green in it, and for a person who knows the three colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. 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It is the same face as the green and the black half masks in the collection, in the colour of the iron it was copied from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the version for a person who wants the mask to look like the museum piece, and the ageing is what does it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Ginmen, is the silver face, and the mask is one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is cast in a flexible latex, painted by hand and sealed, with the teeth and fangs cast in and painted bone white, and the inside plain. It covers the face from below the eyes to under the chin, leaving the eyes and the brow clear, and it fastens with an elastic strap round the back of the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped, with the eyes clear above it, which is how the samurai wore the iron one under a helmet, and how it is worn now at a festival, a party or on a motorbike. 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From close the paint shows its ageing, the fangs their length, and the nose its veins. It is the mask for a person who wants the iron look and their own eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask covers from the cheekbones to below the chin and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207950270812,"sku":"14:10#White;200007763:201336100","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/silver-half-mask-ginmen-1.jpg?v=1790585596"},{"product_id":"red-hannya-mask-shakki","title":"Red Hannya Mask 'Shakki'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRed hannya mask in painted resin with gold horns, gold eyes and gold teeth, strapped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed face, gold horns, and a mouth that does not close. This is the hannya, the mask of the Noh stage for a woman turned to a demon by jealousy, cast in resin and painted in a deep red that shades to black at the edges, with two gold horns curling back from the brow, gold-rimmed eyes, and an open mouth full of gold teeth. The inside is black and the straps cross behind the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the mask everyone knows from tattoos and sukajan, and it is the one that looks at you from across a room. In red, it is the version at full anger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Shakki, is the red demon, the hannya at its most enraged, and the red is that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is cast in a hard resin, thick enough to take a knock, painted by hand in layers so the colour deepens in the folds and lightens on the brow, with the horns, the eyes and the teeth picked out in gold, and the inside finished black. It fastens with two crossed adjustable elastic straps, and the eyes are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it with the straps crossed behind the head and adjusted once, which holds it without a hand, and it sits on the face with the eyes at eye level and the mouth clear. It is a mask for a festival, a party or a stage, and it breathes better than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shading is the detail: the red is darkest in the folds beside the nose and lightest on the cheekbones, so the face reads as flesh rather than paint, and the gold on the horns is brushed rather than flat. The teeth are separate gold points in a black mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; keep it out of a hot car and direct sun, which dull the paint. The straps unclip for washing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a red face with horns. From close the paint shows its shading, the horns their brushed gold, and the mouth its teeth. It is the mask for a person who has the hannya on their jacket and wants it on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. 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It leaves the eyes and the brow clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the mask in the collection that is meant to be worn rather than hung, because the face above it is part of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Ryokumen, is the green face, and the mask is one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is cast in a flexible latex, painted by hand and sealed, with the teeth and fangs cast in and painted bone white, and the inside plain. It covers the face from below the eyes to under the chin, leaving the eyes and the brow clear, and it fastens with an elastic strap round the back of the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped, with the eyes clear above it, which is how the samurai wore the iron one under a helmet, and how it is worn now at a festival, a party or on a motorbike. It goes with the black clothes in the range and with the samurai helmet ring, and it is the mask in the collection that leaves your eyes to do the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fangs are the detail: four, two up and two down, cast long and painted bone white, and they are what turn a face guard into a beast. The nose guard is veined like a leaf, which is a pattern from the armour, and the cheeks carry a scroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; keep latex out of the sun and away from heat, which stiffen it, and store it flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a green grin on a face. From close the teeth show their rows, the fangs their length, and the nose its veins. It is the mask for a person who wants the samurai's snarl and their own eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult. The mask covers from the cheekbones to below the chin and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207950565724,"sku":"14:175#Green;200007763:201336100","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/green-samurai-menpo-mask-ryokumen-1.jpg?v=1790585566"},{"product_id":"black-half-mask-kuromen","title":"Black Half Mask 'Kuromen'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlack samurai half mask with a fanged grin, bared teeth and a glossy finish\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe samurai's grin, in black. 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It covers the face from below the eyes to under the chin, leaving the eyes and the brow clear, and it fastens with an elastic strap round the back of the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it strapped, with the eyes clear above it, which is how the samurai wore the iron one under a helmet, and how it is worn now at a festival, a party or on a motorbike. It goes with the black clothes in the range and with the samurai helmet ring, and it is the mask in the collection that leaves your eyes to do the talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gloss is the detail: the black is finished high so the leaf veins on the nose and the scrolls on the cheeks show as reflections rather than colour, and the white teeth and fangs stand off it. The four fangs are the same length as on the silver and the green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. 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It is the fox with the colours reversed, and the red eyes are the only warmth on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the fox mask in the collection for a person who wears black, and the one that reads as a graphic rather than a festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Kurogitsune, is the black fox, the rarer one of the old stories, and the mask is that fox in white with its black showing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe red eyes are the detail: the eye holes are rimmed in red inside the black sweep, so the mask has a stare the white-and-red foxes do not, and the black cheek marks curl like the marks on a paper fox. The tassels are black to match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white fox face with black. From close the sweeps show their black, the eyes their red rim, and the bells their brass. 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This kitsune mask is a white shell with red inner ears, red and black eye markings, a black nose and red mouth, and on the brow a red circle with a single black character painted inside it, with red cords and tassels at the sides and a brass bell on each. The character is the word for dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the fox mask in the collection for a person who wants the classic with one thing written on it, and dawn is a good thing to have written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Akatsuki, is the dawn, the character on the brow, and the mask is named for what it says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe character is the detail: painted in black in a brush hand inside a red circle, it sits between the ears like a crest, and it is the one thing that separates this mask from the plain fox. The eye markings are the classic sweep in red with a black edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white fox face with a red spot. From close the spot is a circle with a character, the sweeps show their brush, and the bells their brass. It is the mask for a festival and for a person who likes a word on a face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult or teenager. 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The shape is a fox's; the markings say cat, and the name says which cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the mask for a person who wanted the fox and has a cat, and the curled mouth is the joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Bakeneko, is the shape-shifting cat of the old stories, the house cat that lives too long and learns to walk on two legs, and the mask is its face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mouth is the detail: painted as a black curl under the nose with a whisker line each side, it is the one mark on the mask that is a cat's and not a fox's, and it gives the face a smirk. The eye markings sweep back in black without the red of the foxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white face with black on it and pointed ears. From close the mouth shows its curl, the ears their black, and the bells their brass. 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This kitsune mask is a white shell with red inner ears, red and black sweeps from the eyes, a black nose and a red mouth, and on the brow a red starburst with black points, like a crest or a snowflake, with red cords, tassels and ribbons at the sides and a brass bell on each. It is the fox with the most red on it, and the ribbons are what set it apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the fox mask in the collection for a person who wants the festival version at its fullest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Fusagitsune, is the tasselled fox, and the tassels and ribbons are the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords and two red ribbons hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe star is the detail: a red burst with black points painted between the ears, and it reads as a crest from a distance and as a snowflake from close. The ribbons hang beside the tassels and they are what move when the head does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white fox face with a red star. From close the star shows its points, the sweeps their brush, and the ribbons their red. It is the mask for a summer festival and a person who wants the fox dressed up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult or teenager. 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It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eye sweep is the detail: the red line runs from the inner corner of each eye back towards the ear in a long curve with a black edge, and it is the stroke that makes a white oval into a fox. The chin carries a single red line, which is the mouth of the fox in the old paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white fox face with red. From close the sweeps show their brush, the ears their red, and the bells their brass. 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This kitsune mask is a white shell with pointed ears painted red inside, eyes outlined in red and black, a small black nose and a red mouth, and on the brow a red disc carrying a black three-lobed mark with a character at its centre, with red cords and tassels hanging from the sides and a brass bell at the end of each. The strap is elastic and the eyes are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe badge is what makes it a character rather than a fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Inari, is the fox's god, the deity of rice and trade whose messengers the foxes are, and the shrines with the red gates are his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe disc is the detail: a red circle on the brow with a black three-lobed mark and the character for flame at its centre, painted as a crest, and it is what the mask is known for. The eye markings sweep back in red with a black edge, which is the classic fox line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. 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