NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/6/21

能面 中将 Noumen Chujou Noh Mask Chujo

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Chujo is one of the Male masks used to portray a male character. The Chujo mask is often used for a respectable noble man. It is said that the mask was modeled after Ariwara no Narihira, a famous Heian poet whose court rank was middle captain of the Inner Guard, chujo, hence the name of the mask.

While it has sharp facial features with slightly slanted eyes, its feminine and thin mouth, the high painted eyebrows and painted black teeth, which were typical of a court nobleman of that period, give a gentle impression. The two deep knots between the eyebrows create a melancholy countenance.

The Chujo mask is generally used to represent a spirit of the Heike prince or an aristocrat in such plays as “Kiyotsune,” “Michimori,” “Tadanori,” “Unrinin,” and “Tooru.”

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