Japan
The Nô theatre appeared in the 14th century and was directly influenced by the principles of the Zen Buddhism – simplicity, contrition and discretion. “Nô” means “talent”.
As a rule the star – “shite”- wears all the characters’ masks: men or women, warriors or gods, demons or animals. His performing skills must comply with precise rules of recitation, dance, mimics and music, all of them described in the Nô texts.
The masks reveal the presence of the gods and are honoured with rituals prior to the performances. The stiff expression they seem to have is just their look. The truth is that their manufacturing obeys to precise rules that make the mask convey different emotions depending on the way the mask is lit and the angle a person looks at it. Through his slow and subtle movements, the function of the actor is to portrait the feeling the mask intends to show the audience according to the text in question.
Máscara do Teatro Nô
- Country:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 22.0 x 13.0 x 6.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
- Inventary id:
- 824
Máscara do Teatro Nô
- Country:
- Japan
- Inventary id:
- MMD1953
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