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Condition : Old Vintage Condition Origin : 100% MADE in JAPAN Material : Paper Clay Age : Showa Dimension : approx H20cm x W14cm x D8cm Beard 9cm(7.87inch x 5.51inch x 3.14inch x 3.54inch) There are approximately 60 kinds of Noh masks. The origin of "Noh" is from the entertainment called "Sangaku" which was transmitted from China in the Nara era. From the beginning of the Heian period, "Sangaku" spreads across Japan & gradually becomes known as "Sarugaku." It is the beginning of the Noh mask that some mask bearers dance as "gods" in the festival praying for world peace & abundant harvest. "Oni (Demon)" mask was made at the very beginning of Noh mask history alongside with the god "Okina", then several Noh masks of "Human transcendent existence" were made. A genius "Zeami" dramatically changed the "Sarugaku" in the Muromachi era. He has developed "Sarugaku" that was entertainment for the masses into highly artistic "Noh." Noh masks have unclear emotions on them & are finished with an uncertain "intermediary facial expression. " Especially, female Noh masks are made to be able to express pleasure, joy, loneliness & sadness by face up & face down. Please take a look & compare the different facial expressions from above & bottom of a mask on your hands. Han-nya 般若 It looks a scary demon; however, it is a female mask. Sorrow is obscured in the intensity such as jealousy, anger & resentment. It could be said the Han-nya mask is a masterpiece whose women's "soul" is condensed. Old Vintage Paper Clay Kagura Noh Mask -A Patron Saint Of Study - Tsushima
