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Noh mask Yase (emaciated)-onna (woman)

Unknown17-18th century

Fukuoka City Museum

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

This is a hollow-cheeked mask of a woman. Unlike other spirit masks, the eyes don’t have inserted metal or vermilion coloring. However, this is not just an emaciated woman, but a spirit. The vacant look reveals the misery of the spirit whose mind is not at rest.

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