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Young man. A noh mask *noumen ”\–Κ, representing a young commoner with some weakness of character. Two types exist: one along the lines of *kantan otoko ηΆηΐ’j (Kongou ‹ΰ„ school style), the other closer to *chuujou ’†« and *imawaka ‘Žα (Kanze ŠΟ’ school style). There is a strength in the flowing eyebrows, the wide-set brow, and the bared lower teeth. The black rim along the top is thin, and the lack of beard distinguishes this mask from most other young man masks. Used for the ghost of Ono no Yorikaze ¬–μ—Š•—, who has drowned himself from remorse in OMINAMESHI —˜Y‰Τ and for the father soothsayer in UTAURA ‰Μθ. A mask with inscription saying it is the model mask of the Houshou •σΆ school made by the 15c carver Tokuwaka “ΏŽα (see *jissaku \μ) is housed in the Tokyo National Museum. Wakaiotoko is also used as a descriptive term for early young men's masks made before the name-types were set, such as the 15c mask at Hakusan Jinja ”’ŽR_ŽΠ in Gifu prefecture.
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