Fantastic novel, but horrendous cover design. Then you wonder why people think Noh masks are scary. I never thought an onnamen (female mask) was scary until I saw this! Luckily the Italian edition which I read ages ago has a more plain cover art. And by the way, onnamen is the original title, not just ‘masks’… Ah, now I see why they needed to add the creepy female mask picture.
After chūjō, the mask I used for Kiyotsune in June 2013, Hea-Kyoung is working on a new mask. Can you tell kind it is?
Someone just posted info about this exhibition at Portland Art Museum on the AAP mailing list.
This special exhibition presents a selection of traditional masks, costumes, and musical instruments that evoke the solemnity and celebratory splendor of Noh, while woodblock prints illustrate the performance on stage.
The Noh Diaries 