Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...
In taking on the male-dominated theatrical craft, contemporary women carvers are changing the face of a centuries-old tradition. The artist Shuko Nakamura at her home in Tokyo, wearing her “Migawari ...
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...
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