국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Hannya, Noh Mask

An Okina mask was used in scared rituals for praying for a bountiful harvest or prosperous descendants. A Jo mask was worn to portray the roles of old men or gods. A Kishin mask was used for bizarre, frightening demons. An Onna mask represented women, while an Otoko mask represented men. Hannya is the Noh mask of a female ghost featured in songs, such as “Aoinoue (Lady Aoi)” and "Dojoji (Dojoji Temple).” It expresses “a woman’s face full of jealousy and resentment.” It has two horns, glittering eyes expressed with metal covers, shaggy hair and mouth cut open at the corners. The eyebrows conveys the loneliness and solitary of a noble and beautiful lady, hidden beneath the deep resentment.

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