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Noh mask of a demon (possibly Shishiguchi)

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Title

Noh mask of a demon (possibly Shishiguchi)

Description

Black mask of demon or animal god, showing great ferocity. Highly carved curls of hair, eyebrows and beard. Forehead lines curl like horns. Nose is flat and broad; mouth open and full of fang-like teeth

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: M1.24

Box: 85

Coverage

Japan

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

purchase, Orientalia, NY, 1936

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)

wood

Physical Dimensions

8.625"x7.5"

Citation

“Noh mask of a demon (possibly Shishiguchi),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 16, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/2490.