Dancing old man. A noh mask *nōmen 能面 representing an old god or spirit used only by the Hōshō 宝生 school. The comparatively few wrinkles of this *jōmen 尉面 mask lends it a quiet and gentle expression. Protruding cheeks set off the mask's kind eyes, while its slight smile reveals both upper and lower teeth. The mask has a light, earthy yellow coloring. While tan horse hair is implanted on the chin, the mustache and area below the lower lip are painted. The original is attributed to the 15th-century carver Fukurai 福来. Worn for the role of a solemn, dignified old god in the second act of plays like Oimatsu 老松, Hōjōgawa 放生川, and Hakurakuten 白楽天 and to depict a spirit of a tree as in Yūgyōyanagi 遊行柳. All these roles include a slow instrumental dance, either jo-no-mai 序ノ舞 or shin-no-jo-no-mai 神ノ序ノ舞. Maikojō 舞小尉 is a mask similar to ko-ushijō 小牛尉, but used like maijō.