Dramatic Museum Realia

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Dramatic Museum Realia: Masks: Japan: Gallery 1

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Noh mask of adult male (possibly a warrior or demon)

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Title

Noh mask of adult male (possibly a warrior or demon)

Description

White mask of fierce face, perhaps a warrior or demon. Mouth is turned down, brows are knit and pulled up at ends. Beard and flowing mustache painted on, emphasizing ferocity.

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: M1.04
Box: 70

Coverage

Japan

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

purchase, Orientalia, NY, 1936

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)
wood

Physical Dimensions

7.875"x5.625"

Citation

“Noh mask of adult male (possibly a warrior or demon),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 22, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/2475.

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