Smiling Wooden Mask 'Warai'
Smiling mask carved from a single block of pale wood with narrow closed eyes, round cheeks, two small horns and an open smile, unpainted, for the wall.
Smiling Wooden Mask 'Warai'
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The short answer
Decorative mask carved from a single block of pale wood, unpainted, as a smiling face with narrow closed eyes, full round cheeks, two small horns on the crown, small ears and an open smiling mouth, the grain showing. Holes at the sides for a cord. One size.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
Wooden mask carved as a smiling face with narrow eyes, small horns and round cheeks
A 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.
It 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.
The name, Warai, is laughter, and the mask is that.
The 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.
Hang 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.
The 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.
Hung 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.
Dust 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.
From 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.
One 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.
Questions about the japanese masks
Which masks can be worn and which are for the wall?
The hannya, fox, cat, tengu, hyottoko, Noh, samurai half masks, the ninja mask and the armoured mask all have straps and are worn. The six unpainted wooden masks are carved to hang; they have cord holes, not straps.
What are they made of?
Hannya: painted resin. Fox and cat: hand-painted PVC. Samurai half masks: painted latex. Wooden masks: a single block of pale wood, unpainted. The others are moulded and painted. The fabric line on each page says which.
Are they made in Japan?
No. They are a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
What size are they?
One size, adult; the fox and hyottoko masks fit a teenager too. Straps adjust. The large wooden folk mask is bigger than a face; every mask is photographed at the same scale, so the pages compare.
What is the difference between a hannya and an oni?
A hannya is the Noh mask of a woman turned demon by jealousy, with horns, gold eyes and a mouth that does not close; its colour, red, green or blue, marks how far she has gone. An oni is the mountain demon of folklore, and the wooden one here is that.
How do I look after them?
Wipe with a soft dry cloth. Keep resin, PVC and latex out of a hot car and direct sun. Dust the wooden masks with a brush and keep them away from radiators and damp.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Smiling Wooden Mask 'Warai' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 小物Accessories |
| Collection | The japanese masks collection |
| Fabric | Carved wood, unpainted |
| Sizes | One size |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0605 |
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