能面 大童子 Noumen Oodouji Noh Mask Dai-doji
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The Dai-doji mask is often used to portray a man with spiritual power. It is characterized by stern eyebrows with the knots between them and glaring eyes, which express strength and mysteriousness. The Dai-doji mask has more round face than the normal Doji mask. It has more strong countenance. As it is has too strong an individuality, it is used for special roles such as a man before transforming himself into Shutendoji, who was 8 feet tall, ate human meat and drank human blood, and was finally killed by Minamoto no Yorimitsu. In this play of “Oeyama,” Shutendoji represents the commoners of the time, who were suffering from poverty and striving for their survival in spite of the prosperity enjoyed by the nobility.
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- Noh Mask Dai-doji