©Tomohide Ikeya
Ama mask
Inspired by the Noh play called Ama, this mask tells the story of a female diver who drowns retrieving a lost jewel. Transformed into a dragon spirit, she seeks salvation. The piece contrasts her human form with her dragon transformation, symbolising her quest for redemption.
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Shuko Namakura
Chiyoda City, Japan
Shuko Nakamura, a Tama Art University Oil Painting graduate, began making masks after the Legendary Makers of Noh Masks exhibition in 2020. Inspired b ...
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