Antique Japanese Noh Hannya Mask

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 11:16 am

Presented by www.kimonoboy.com -- Antique Japanese Textiles. Hannya is one of the best known characters in Japanense Noh Plays. One legend of the Hannya myth speaks of a beautiful woman who falls madly in love with a Buddhist priest but was rejected because of his priestly status. Her longing and desperation, the tragedy and pain of her unrequited love turns her into a she-devil consumed with rage, jealousy, anger and revenge. Video shows a hand carved very old wooden Japanese Noh Mask. Link to Wikipedia discussion about Japanese Noh Theater: en.wikipedia.org

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