Noh mask art gallery |
You can see some of the Noh masks created by Mistue Nakamura. |
Obeshimi
In Japanese, the facial expression of having a tight-lipped with both ends mouth turned down and strain is called as “Heshimu”. The name of the mask is taken from this word. The mask show the image of a long-nosed goblin (Tengu) and tried to exhibit its power with maximum effort, however, the mask is giving us the impression of comical rather than fearful image.
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Reference:
“Noh-no-men”, Yasuo Nakamura, Kawahara syoten publishing
“Noh-men-nyuumon”, Nobutaka Konparu, Syouzou Masuda, and Sanjiro Kitazawa, Heibonsya, Ltd.
Foreword from Noh Mask Craftswoman, Mitsue Nakamura
(C) Mitsue Nakamura.
. All rights reserved.
