DepartmentAsia
Yamanba (mountain old woman)
NameNoh Mask
Artist
TERAI Ichiyu
((寺井 一佑, b. 1950, Japan))
CultureJapanese
Date2022
Place madeOsaka, JAPAN, East Asia, Asia
MediumCypress wood, natural pigments
Credit LineGift of Ichiyu Terai
Object numberA.2023.21.6
ProvenanceGift from the artist, Ichiyu TERAI
DescriptionYamanba, literally "mountain old woman," is the name of both the play and its central character. The noh draws on legends of an old woman living in the mountains that have inspired Japanese artists for centuries. She is an enigma: a god, a demon, an entertainer, a mother; she is enlightened, tormented, helpful, and harmful. Mask is of an older woman with silver hair, gold gilded eyes and teeth. Fluffy eyebrow hair.
