EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED IN RED LACQUER MITSUNAGA (ECHIZEN DEME IV) AND KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM)

Yamanba represents a lonely old woman of the hills. In special performances (kogaki) her wildness is heightened by a long white wig let loose down her head and back. Yamanba is used only for the play of the same name.