Noh Masks: Creating and the Tradition of Copying
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Noh Mask: Ko'omote, With branded mark "Tenkaichi Kawachi", Formerly preserved by the Konparu family, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
November 5, 2014 (Wed) - January 12, 2015 (Mon)Noh was originally called "Sarugaku" and performed during rituals at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. For this reason, there are many old temples and shrines with Noh masks in their collections. The Tokyo National Museum contains over 200 Noh masks, including very old ones passed down within the Konparu school.
Current exhibit includes:
Noh Mask: Ko'omote, With branded mark "Tenkaichi Kawachi", Formerly preserved by the Konparu family, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Noh Mask: Hanakobu Akujo, Muromachi - Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century
Noh Mask: Washibana Akujo, Formerly preserved by the Konparu family, Muromachi period, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Noh Mask: Shakumi, Formerly preserved by the Konparu family, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Noh Mask: Manbi, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century
Noh Mask: Chorei Beshimi, Formerly preserved by the Konparu family, Muromachi period, 15th - 16th century (Important Cultural Property)