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Nō theater mask
Cultures of JapanEdo Period (1603-1868)
Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy
In Nō theater, Hanakobu Akujō, Kobeshimi and Ōbeshimi are the names of devilish masks like this one, used to portray different beings and characters from Japanese folk tradition and literature.
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Details
- Title: Nō theater mask
- Creator: Cultures of Japan
- Date Created: Edo Period (1603-1868)
- Location Created: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: h 19 cm
- Type: Mask
- Rights: Giovanni Battista Lucini Passalacqua Collection - Museum of Cultures, Milan - GIAP 1423
- Medium: Cypress wood, (gofun) oyster chalk, pigments, horsehair, plate of gilded copper
- Collocazione: Currently not on view
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