Noh Waka Onna Mask Japan

noh mask with the signature of komura kiyomitsu representing waka onna it is accompanied by its box and a brocade bag When the Kanze troupe was confronted with the other troupes who had adopted the most emblematic young women's masks, it found itself without a mask representative of the troupe The 10th master shakon shigenari charged Kawachi with the delicate mission of creating a mask to represent the Kanze troupe Despite all his genius Kawachi could not move away from the canons established for decades. waka onna is a little more fleshy but still has in common the same traits as Ko omote and fukishizo. simply in the acting she differentiates herself Ko omoté is charming and pretty, Mago giro of a sensual beauty Waka onna and fukishizo mutate sensuality into beauty and grace the kanze troupe played in elegance all restraint unlike the exuberance of the Kongo troupe (magojiro) or the simple interpretation of the Konparu and Kita troupe.