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Noh mask Juroku(sixteen)

Deme Mitsutsune19th century

Fukuoka City Museum

Fukuoka City Museum
福岡市早良区百道浜3-1-1, Japan

The mask portrays Taira-no-Atsumori, who died on the battlefield at the age of sixteen. The face, with an extended forehead, large-pupilled eyes, and sweet dimples, is charmingly naive. The mask is used not only for Atsumori but also other warriors who die young.

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