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Japanese Noh theater mask * polychrome wood representing a human face with beard and mustache, from Japan, Edo period of the nineteenth century.
This mask is in good condition. The eyes and nostrils are pierced. Horsehair for mustache and beard.
A note: accident and missing on the nose, lack of bristles, some accidents and lack of polychrome, dirt and wear of time, see photos.
is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater from a religious and aristocratic conception of life. Noh combines chronicles in verse danced in pantomimes. Featuring lavish costumes and special masks (there are 138 different masks), actors essentially play for the shoguns and samurai. Masks are used for all roles of shite except the roles of children and adults living men (as opposed to ghosts). When the shite play without a mask, it should keep a neutral expression, just as if it was still a mask. The design of Noh masks mixes real and symbolic elements, their goal is to learn about the character type as well as on his mood. When he puts the mask, the actor symbolically leaves his own personality to take the character that will embody. Contemplation of the mask is thus part of the preparation work for the role. In addition, due to the lighting, the expression of the mask is designed to be variable depending on the angle of exposure. The actor must constantly monitor and tilt his head to present to light the mask according to the desired orientation by the mood of the character. devil masks, which can be open or closed mouth, are distinguished by the highly expressive strokes and golden brown eyes. These two elements express the raw power and savagery supernatural beings they represent. Only masks female demons have horns; male does not.
