Japan: Noh theatre mask of 'Yase Onna', the 'Emaciated Woman' ghost. Deme Yukan (died 1652), c. 1600

This mask for Japanese Noh theatre is worn by the actor who plays the character Yase Onna, or ‘Emaciated woman’.

She is the ghost of a woman who suffered a tragic love affair during her life and whose soul is tormented by the loss of her lover.

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