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龍神の夢 (Ryujin no Yume), by Marcus D

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https://www.alojapan.com/1244692/kyoto-carver-gives-expression-to-face-of-noh-mask-artform-world/ Kyoto carver gives expression to face of Noh mask artform | World #JapaneseAesthetics #Kyoto #KyotoTopics #mask #Noh #京都 #京都府 KYOTO, Japan – Noh mask carver Keiko Udaka is breathing new life into a block of wood from a 200-year-old Japanese cypress tree. In her quiet workshop in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, which also functions as a noh training hall, Udaka works alone and intently, hammering a chisel against the block, with no drawing outline to …
Kyoto carver gives expression to face of Noh mask artform | World

KYOTO, Japan - Noh mask carver Keiko Udaka is breathing new life into a block of wood from a 200-year-old Japanese cypress tree. In her quiet workshop in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, which also functions as a noh training hall, Udaka works alone and intently, hammering a chisel against the block, with no drawing outline to guide her.She reads the grain of the wood and focuses her attention on what she feels with her hands. With each knock of the hammer, the wood more closely assumes the form of a human face.Noh, a type of traditional Japanese theater, has been performed

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