Noh mask art gallery |
You can see some of the Noh masks created by Mistue Nakamura. |
Jyo
Jo means old man, and once it was believed that Jo is an existence close to gods or spirits. There are many types of the name for Noh mask, which contain the word of “Jo”. However, this mask is unique and hard to be categorized as the other type.
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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.
