Instant purchase welcome. No price reduction. Prices are gradually being reduced. Due to age, there is a sense of being used. The outer box has scratches and folds. A valuable art book about Japanese Noh masks. Please check the condition in the photos. Please understand that this item has been in someone's hands once. - Title: Noh Masks - Author: Masako Shirasu Masako Shirasu (January 7, 1910 - ) was born as the second daughter of Aisuke Kabayama and Tsuneko in Kōjimachi-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture (present-day Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). Her grandfather was Sukenori Kabayama (Admiral of the Navy, Count), and her maternal grandfather was Sumiyoshi Kawamura (Admiral of the Navy, Count). In 1914 (Taisho 3) - She began learning Noh. In 1924 (Taisho 13) - She was the first woman to appear on the stage of a Noh theater. She completed the elementary school of Gakushuin Girls' Department. She went to the United States and entered Hartridge School. In 1928 (Showa 3) - Graduated from Hartridge School. Dropped out of Seishin Language School (now Seishin International School). In 1929 (Showa 4) - Married Jiro Shirasu. In 1942 (Showa 17) - Purchased an old farmhouse in Nogaya, Tsurukawa Village, Minamitama District, Tokyo Prefecture (present-day Nogaya, Machida City, Tokyo). Around this time, she began to receive instruction in antique art from Moritatsu Hosokawa. In 1943 (Showa 18) - Moved to Tsurukawa Village. In 1947 (Showa 22) - The Peerage Act was abolished. In 1964 (Showa 39) - Received the 15th Yomiuri Literature Prize for her essay "Noh Masks". In 1973 (Showa 47) - Received the 24th Yomiuri Literature Prize for her essay "Kakurezato". In 1998 (Heisei 10) - Died in a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia. She was 88 years old. h01