Noh mask art gallery |
You can see some of the Noh masks created by Mistue Nakamura.
(Photo: Yuto Hirakakiuchi)
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Mikazuki
The mask belongs to the group of Ayakashi. It was called by this name since at the back of the mask created by Fukurai, the prestigious Noh mask creator, has a curved crescent line.
Reference:
“Noh-no-men”, Yasuo Nakamura, Kawahara syoten publishing
“Noh-men-nyuumon”, Nobutaka Konparu, Syouzou Masuda, and Sanjiro Kitazawa, Heibonsya, Ltd.