Noh Masks and Costumes (The Mitsui Memorial Museum)

(Translated by Google Translate)

The Edo era, the relationship with ability, Mitsuiie, was enough to lead to Noh's, Learning Noh from the person.

It marked the Meiji Restoration, it became a huge conglomerate, prestigious ability lost heir, from Kongo Soke, and purchase a set of Noh costumes and Noh masks, it was added to the huge collection.

Noh mask is just masterpieces in many cases, has been designated as an important cultural property in particular.

Of those Noh mask that there approximately 60 side, about 30 points approximately, was exhibited at the venue.

Was impressed especially, Noh mask of a young woman master craftsman of the Muromachi period, traveling becomes in the hands of MagoJiro, MagoJiro called (vestiges).

According to the legend, it is said that, were transferred figure who died young, wife of MagoJiro.

Like, now, in front of my own eyes, the woman, such as caries or begin to talk about something, I would fall into such illusion.

While, from the front of the Noh masks, it is impossible to leave.

If you look closely well, and I feel like telling the authenticity of the episodes towards the left eye, located towards the top subtly, eyelid also upward, that the is, that, was to form the appearance of a real person to.

When you are writing this sentence, you're seeing the photograph of the Noh mask, but in the photo, the realism is, does not come completely transmitted.

There are other, it is not written in the ability is valuable Noh mask Okina, Sambaso, Lieutenant General, and wisdom, there is a spectacular either.

Hideyoshi love in particular, there were some aspects of their own facets, that was named Hana,.

Was made in the Momoyama period, was impressive in the other surface of KeiKiyoshi.

In repertoire typical of Noh, after the Genpei battle, was shed in the sun becomes blind, Kagekiyo is, sad story of Kagekiyo, but in its ability, expression of Kagekiyo the tragic sense of drifting, is expressed beautifully .

The more likely only suffered this Noh mask, and, is no need for any acting in Noh's, this Noh mask is exhausted to talk about all of this story.

From Noh mask who in the masque that ability, saw in this exhibition, the magnitude of the presence of a Noh mask thing, I was taught again.

I was able to enjoy the exhibition also other, brilliant Noh costumes of the Meiji era, also costumes in the name of the actor Kabuki Showa era, with a focus on performance, the charm of Japanese traditional arts.