Making of a Noh mask
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Carving - The material is Japanese cypress (Hinoki) Picture1 Picture2
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Painting the backside of mask with Japanese lacquer Picture3
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Painting the surface with melting shell powder and glue Picture4
Painting 7-8 times
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Polishing with sandpaper Picture5
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"Painting " and "polishing" are repeated 3 times Picture6
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Adding a flesh color into shell powder and glue, paint 2 times Picture7
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Applying red color on mouth Picture8
Applying black color on the eyes and teeth
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Painting the eyebrow and hair Picture9 Picture10
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Polishing the mask with soft cloth and gloss the surface Picture11
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Complicate Picture12