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Kotobide
As Ootobide represents the celestial spirit, this mask is used for the role of a terrestrial spirit. It is also used for the role of a fox spirit or fairy with a kind of super-human entity. The mask of Ootobide is painted in gold, while other, in normal Kotobide, is painted in red.
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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.
