Stock Photo - Noh Mask: Okina, Meiji period (1868–1912), dated 1879, Japan, Hanging scroll; colored lacquer with mother-of-pearl, gold and ink on paper, 11 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (28.9 x 41 cm), Paintings, Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891), Among all Noh masks, the Okina (old man) mask is considered particularly sacred and has been at times treated as the embodiment of god, bringing longevity and prosperity to families. This sacred mask is discreetly shown here peering from a mask bag that is richly embellished with the auspicious motifs of a tortoise-shell pattern and a circular crane design