Wood carving. Is he a Buddha? & can anyone read the Asian marks?

He is about 6" high, and I'm guessing a vintage tourist souvenir. Is he a Buddha? Can anyone read the marks? I took a rubbing also because they are hard to see. Thanks for your time.

 

This is info from a really quick search. Hopefully it's on the right track.


These small carved and painted wooden dolls represent roles in the Noh theater, an aristocratic and spiritual entertainment.
Actors and their roles
[...]Nara wood carvings, an old type of doll, frequently represent the characters of the sacred, masked Noh drama. This is not a theater of the “floating world” but a spiritual theater appealing to eternal values–and patronized by lords and aristocrats. Dolls representing Noh actors are less common than dolls representing the popular Kabuki theater, though in fact many of the same legendary characters appear in both Noh and Kabuki...


Japanese Hand-painted Vintage Colorfully Wood Carved Noh Actor Figure ~ Signed



This one has feet! Cute!
Antique Japanese Carved Painted Wooden Netsuke Nara Ningyo Shojo Noh Actor Meiji

 

Wow, thanks so much Lauragarnet! I do believe you are on the right track! No wonder I couldn't find anything similar in my searches for wood carved Buddha, LOL! Thanks so much.