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| The path purifier, mask worn by the first actor in a procession of ancient theatrical performances gigaku κy. Presumably he secured or purified the way tsuyubarai I₯, for all those behind. The Records of Saidaiji SAIDAIJI SHIZAICHOU Όεΰ (780), mention him carrying a banner, and early references also suggest he was closely followed by two unmasked men who held a canopy over him. Though quite some variety appears in coloring and in the age of the man represented, all examples of the mask have uncommonly long, bill-like noses. In some Chidou masks, such as a 7c work at Houryuuji @², holes remain at the forehead indicating that a metal crown was probably attached. A typical early mask (red painted wood with appended strands of hair at eyebrows and crown) in the *Shousouin ³q@ shows a fleshy, bearded, smiling middle-aged face dominated by the long nose. It has been suggested that representations of Chidou are the predecessors of long-nosed goblin *tengu Vη masks used after the Kamakura period in many festivals. | ||||||||
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