Description
Carved wooden mask from the Noh theatre signed Seiun 静雲. Showa era. Great quality carving. Generally, “Aku” means vice or evil but this “Aku” implies ferociousness fearful. Therefore, it is understood that the Beshimi-Akujo mask is a face of fearful aged god.
Noh masks have long been an integral part of Japan’s religious rituals, festivals and theatre. They represent historical figures and spirits referred to as kami, which have their origins in Japan’s indigenous beliefs. Traditionally, the mask symbolised ‘possession’, transforming the wearer into the kami or its human incarnation.
1:1 scale (20 x 15 cm aprox.)
