Asakurajô (Old Man Asakura) Noh mask

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Asakurajô (Old Man Asakura) Noh mask

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Date
16th century
Medium
Japanese cypress, colors, and horsehair
Culture
Japan
Department
Arts of Asia
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
22591

Asakurajô masks are used for older male roles such as woodcutters, fishermen, and ferrymen. The gaunt face and pronounced wrinkles point to a life of hard work. Little of the white pigment that once covered the face remains, while red pigment on the lips can still be discerned. The name of the mask may have originated when a similar mask was given to Lord Asakura Takakage (1493–1546), daimyo of a region in what is today western Shizuoka. One account claims that the mask may even have resembled him.

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Frederick W. Gookin Memorial Collection

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