Kojyo Mask okame Traditional Japanese Omoikane Mask by

Traditional Japanese Omoikane Mask by Kiyomi Yokota

returning light to the world

one depicted with their mouth open to scare off demons or closed to shelter and keep in good spirits

Konron descend into the city

Kojyo Mask okame Traditional Japanese Omoikane Mask byTraditional Wooden Japanese Kojyo Mask Description The Kojyo () mask is just one example of the many different types of masks used by the traditional Japanese actors of Noh theater. Noh performances are very stylized representations of traditional and well known stories developed in Japan during the 14th century. The actor wears the Kojo () mask, portraying the old man in the first part of "Takasago" and in other Noh plays. In the play's second part,