Noh mask art gallery |
You can see some of the Noh masks created by Mistue Nakamura.
(Photo: Yuto Hirakakiuchi)
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Uba
The mask is being used for the old woman’s role. However, at the outset, the Uba in Noh play means the incarnation of the goddess.
Reference:
“Noh-no-men”, Yasuo Nakamura, Kawahara syoten publishing
“Noh-men-nyuumon”, Nobutaka Konparu, Syouzou Masuda, and Sanjiro Kitazawa, Heibonsya, Ltd.