Noh mask art gallery |
You can see some of the Noh masks created by Mistue Nakamura.
(Photo: Yuto Hirakakiuchi)
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Yorimasa
This is a mask used exclusively for the old warlord “Yorimasa”, who rose up in arms to subjugate the Heike clan. However, he committed suicide after he lost during the fight in Uji river.
Reference:
“Noh-no-men”, Yasuo Nakamura, Kawahara syoten publishing
“Noh-men-nyuumon”, Nobutaka Konparu, Syouzou Masuda, and Sanjiro Kitazawa, Heibonsya, Ltd.