Ko-omote Noh Mask | Japan - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ko-omote (literally “small face”) Noh masks are used for main or secondary roles, of either a young girl or a supernatural being. Inspired by Heian-period (794–1185) aristocratic style, the face is painted white, with shaved and painted eyebrows, neatly combed hair, and black-dyed teeth.
Noh Mask: Ko-omote | Hikone Castle Museum
The Ko-omote mask represents the youngest class of women portrayed by noh masks. The innocent-looking visage, with its high forehead, plump cheeks, and eyes positioned relatively close to the nose, conveys an impression of unsullied beauty.
Noh Ko-Omote - Second Face
This specific mask represents Ko-Omote, the naive young girl. Noh theater has many types of Onna-men (female masks), often with subtle variations in expression. The Ko-Omote is probably the best known. Such roles were traditionally played by men.
Ko-Omote · Nō Masks; From the Truman Warner Anthropological …
The Ko-Omote (こ面 little mask) represents a woman no older than twenty. Without tilting, the mask retains a neutral expression, but appears to become happy or sad, when the actor tilts their head downward or upward respectively.
Introducing the world of Noh : Masks - the-Noh.com
Examples of beautiful young women masks are the: ko-omote, wakaonna, zō and magojirō. The ōmiona mask also portrays a young woman, but with more of a working class background. Fukai and shakumi masks are both used to play mature, middle-aged woman of elegance and grace however the latter displays a stronger character.
8+ Types of Japanese Masks & Their Meanings
2023年9月25日 · One of the representative masks of Noh, “Ko Omote”(小面）translates as “small face”. This mask represents “cute, young and beautiful girl”, a female around 16-17 years old. It is modeled after a princess of a noble family from the Heian (平安) period to the Kamakura (鎌倉) period, who plucked her eyebrows, drew high eyebrows ...
Ko-omote – The International Noh Institute
Czech carved a Ko-omote, one of the most popular Noh masks. It is also the first Noh masks that is carved by beginners. Despite its apparent simplicity, the Ko-omote is a very difficult mask to create, and mask carvers often go back to carving it later in their mastery.
Masks - Stanford University
Ko-omote represents the idealized face of an aristocratic young woman from the Heian period (794-1185), which was considered as the standard of elegance in medieval Japan. Ko-omote masks feature a fair complexion, with three thick hairlines neatly combed along the sides and fuzzy eyebrows painted high on the forehead.
Noh Mask, Ko-omote - Google Arts & Culture
The various types of women's masks abound, of which Ko-omote (Young Girl) is representative, with their familiarity that appeals to us even today. The types are distinguished by age and...
Noh mask Ko-omote - Suminobou — Google Arts & Culture
Ko-omote represents masks of a young woman. The eyes, nose and mouth are placed a little closer to the center and it has a high-browed forehead and plump cheeks and chin. These characteristics...