The Heita mask is said to portray a warrior of the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) named Egara no Heita Tanenaga. It has an indomitable face with a dark suntanned complexion and upward slanting eyebrows and a mustache. The mask is worn by a warrior’s ghost, who narrates his heroic exploits of bygone days. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century.It is 19.8 x 14.3 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
