"Noh Masks and Costumes: Tales of Human Sentiment" Exhibition

Finished

Japan's traditional Noh theater consists of actors dressed in Noh masks and costumes acting out narratives to the accompaniment of texts chanted by a small choir and music performed on special drums and flutes. This exhibition features approximately 30 of the masks and costumes dating from the Muromachi to Edo periods that would have been worn by actors portraying male, female, demon and mythic figures.

For example, a mask known as ko-omote is worn by an actor depicting a beautiful young girl in her teens. The mask would have been worn with a thickly woven, vivid red robe, known as a karaori. The actor playing the role of a Taira family aristocratic lord would have worn a chūjō mask combined with an embroidered and metallic-leafed nuihaku robe. This display features the mask-robe combinations worn for a number of representative Noh programs including Aoi no ue, Kakitsubata and Atsumori. These masterpieces will introduce the visitor to the gorgeous and mysteriously redolent beauty of the Noh theater.

Schedule

Jun 5 (Sat) 2010-Jul 4 (Sun) 2010

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-17:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.

Fee

Adult ¥1200, College and High School Students ¥1000, Junior High School Students and Children Free

Venue

The Nezu Museum
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/