翁面

mixed media

about 70 x 30 (cm)

2017

Noh, one of Japan's traditional performing arts, has a special program called "Okina".Okina means "old man" in Japanese and this program is composed of dances with masks depicting old man.

The ancient spirit in which I am interested “Shaguji” is said to be identical to the Okina. It was written about 550 years ago by Noh creator, Zenchik Konpal in a book. I created a mask that reinterprets Okina based on the contents of the book.

私の着目する古代の精霊「シャグジ」は能の「翁」であるとされています。それは今からおよそ550年前の能楽師、金春禅竹によって書かれた能楽理論書「明宿集」に明記されています。私は、その「明宿集」の内容をもとに翁を再解釈した面を制作しました。