Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Carved from a single piece of wood and decorated on the obverse with gesso and pigment as an elderly woman bearing a mirthful expression, applied with a mane of animal hair, the interior with an attachment for the wearer to hold between their teeth With a wood tomobako storage box with a paper label inscribed Ama no Uzume komen (Old mask of Ama no Uzume) 6 3/4in (17.2cm) high