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Noh mask Suji(vein)-ayakashi

Kodama Mitsumasa18th century

Fukuoka City Museum

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

Ayakashi looks like Mikazuki, but it is a little more haggard and weird. When it has protruding veins on the temples, it is called Suji (vein)-ayakashi. It is often worn by the ghost of Taira no Tomomori, who appears from the water and challenges his enemy, Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

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