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No Mask for the Role of Yase onna
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This mask worn in Japanese No theatre belongs to the character Yase onna, ‘Emaciated Woman’. This is the spirit of a woman who suffered a tragic love affair during her life, and whose soul is tormented by the great loss of her lover. The mask’s subtle rendering of her expression in no way diminishes its intensity.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNo Mask for the Role of Yase onna. c. 1600 - in or before 16. Deme Yūkan Mitsuyasu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
