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Noh mask Hanakobu (lumpy nose)-akujo (evil old man)

Unknown18th century

Fukuoka City Museum

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

Akujo is an old fierce god with a beard. Akujo which has a lumpy nose is called Hanakoku-akujo. It has a gruesome, fierce look having visible veins on the forehead, sharp furrows between the brows, eyes half hidden by the hanging eyebrows and bared golden teeth.

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