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Noh Masks: Cultural Insights and Design

This document discusses Noh masks from Japanese culture. Noh masks originated in the Muromachi period in Japan between 1392-1573 CE. Traditionally, Noh masks were carved from wood and took weeks or months to make. The masks began to take on more human characteristics over time. The process of making a Noh mask inspired the creation of the author's own mask, which took elements from Noh masks but was designed to look more like a human skeleton. The author's mask incorporated Japanese cultural symbols and took about 40 minutes to create.

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Noh Masks: Cultural Insights and Design

This document discusses Noh masks from Japanese culture. Noh masks originated in the Muromachi period in Japan between 1392-1573 CE. Traditionally, Noh masks were carved from wood and took weeks or months to make. The masks began to take on more human characteristics over time. The process of making a Noh mask inspired the creation of the author's own mask, which took elements from Noh masks but was designed to look more like a human skeleton. The author's mask incorporated Japanese cultural symbols and took about 40 minutes to create.

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Noh Masks

tried to make their mask look

[Link] Noh masks used


By Emanuel Escalona Japanese wood carving proficiency. The

About my mask: process of making this mask can take from a

I have learned lots about the Noh culture, few weeks to several of months.
nearly of all i found out where it all begin at.

This culture began in Japan, Asia.

I analyzed this culture primarily because of


its amazing motifs.

The arts creativity:

Japanese rich culture, Japan, Asia.

It originated around the Muromachi period

(1392-1573). The religious significance of


Application of Cultural Inspiration:
the masks began to diminish and they took
I appropriated some of the design of the Noh
on more human characteristics. Their
Masks, I made it seem like a human being/
reasoning wore to use these human looking
skeleton. Most of the mask is my design I
like masks for traditions, and common
decided to make it unique from the others,
dances of their culture. They typically just
by making it seem more scary . My mask
contains elements of art, for example, the create my mask. It took about 40 minutes for

shape of a human being it's a 3-D shaped. I them to mold my face on it. I demonstrated

used some color just white and red. I made a as an artist as seen in my sketch towards my

circle on its forehead referring the flag of final design. I learned that the word Noh

japan. I wanted it to be different so i made it means talent, skill and craft in art

like a skeleton, with scary features. The performance. Noh is the oldest theater

subject matter was about Noh masks, they dances that their still is. I also learned that

have many traditions like all of the other they have distinct names for every mask,

countries. that the mask is made are carved from single

piece of wood painted with natural

pigments. Overall, i think i had learn a lot

from my investigation about Noh masks.

Conclusion:

My Research inspired my mask design

because i have similar traditions in my own

culture. I utilized plaster strips and water to

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