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Noh mask Omi-onna (woman)

Unknown18th century

Fukuoka City Museum

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

This is a passionate woman’s mask. Her eyes are narrowed like bows and the lower teeth are slightly visible in her smile. The mask has something coquettish, which cannot be seen in other masks. The Omi-onna mask is befitting to a woman madly in love.

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