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Atsumori noh mask
12017-04-28T07:09:50-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0156222Nomura Ran, mid-20th century. Painted and whitewashed wood with lacquer. Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. This mask is for use in noh, a traditional Japanese form of musical theater. The mask itself is made specifically for the depiction of the character named Atsumori, who features in an eponymous play as an exceedingly handsome youth; the stark whiteness of the face is reminiscent of the oshiroi makeup that was once used by actors, as it was codified as the paleness of the face long seen as a beautiful and desirable physical quality in Japan.plain2017-04-29T13:06:40-07:00Ana Drinovanaa7464d947287799e70e60041b3dd733413ebbe0