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Mask for the role of Dōji
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Mask for the role of Dōji

c. 1600 - c. 1850 · wood (plant material); dye

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Nō theater mask for the Nō theater, white with red lips, black hair, eyebrows and eyelid frame, depicting a boy, Dōji 童子, used for roles where a soft, benevolent supernatural power is indicated by the youthful appearance, in a number of roles associated with eternal youth.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineMasker voor de rollen van Dōji. c. 1600 - c. 1850. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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