Kanji inside Noh-mask

[Viper6924]

Hi!

 

Need some translation for some text inside of a Noh-mask. I guess perhaps a poem.

 

All help is highly appreciated, as always!

 

Jan

[Gunome]

Hello,

 

last kanji of the first pic is "saku". So, the 2 other kanji are probably the name of the maker.

Second pic on the right is a date : 5th month of the 58th year of Showa (1984)

 

hope it will help you

 

Sebastien

[Viper6924]

Thanks a lot, Sebastien! Great help. Life would be so much easier if kanji-reading would be on my list of skills

 

Thanks again!

 

Jan

[kunitaro]

獄峰作　Gokumine saku

 

皺尉 Shiwa-Jou

 

昭和５８年５月 1983 May (I think)

[Baka Gaijin]

Good evening Jan and Kunitaro san.

 

Here's a link to the Shiwa Jou (Old man or Elder) mask and the type of Noh plays it would feature in:

 

http://www.the-noh.com/sub/jp/index.php ... class_id=1

 

Cheers

[Viper6924]

Thanks for the confirmation of the date and maker, kunitaro. And again Malcom, great link.

This will be a christmaspresent to my mother (I`m such a good son). She likes masks and this will be her first Noh. Nice to be able to tell her the story behind it.

I like the woodgrains and overall look of it.

 

/Jan