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Hannya mask
Netsuke, unsigned1900
Bristol Museums
United Kingdom
This netsuke shows the demon Hannya, whose face appears in the noh plays Aoi no Ue and Dōjōji.
The Hannya mask portrays the souls of women who have become so jealous and obsessed that they take on the features of a demon, including its horns.
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Details
- Title: Hannya mask
- Creator: Netsuke, unsigned
- Date Created: 1900
- Physical Dimensions: h 4.4 cm
- Type: Netsuke
- Rights: ©Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives
- Medium: Elephant ivory, jet, abalone shell
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