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Featuring breathtaking photographs of masks created by a renowned twenty-first- century craftsman, this book provides a unique perspective into noh and kyogen, two of the oldest surviving forms of theater in the world.

Kitazawa Hideta is a traditional Japanese master craftsman, Shinto-temple carver and mask maker for both classical noh and kyogen theater. This gorgeous volume features more than sixty of his performance masks, presented in striking full-page photographs that allow readers to appreciate their level of detail.

These meticulous creations are carved from hinoki wood, decorated with layers of gesso-paint, and thin watercolor antiquing, and sometimes include materials such as horsehair and gold paint. Readers are introduced first to classical and then to contemporary noh and kyogen masks and are invited into Hideta's workshop to explore the characteristics of the wood he uses, and the processes of creating, restoring, and we

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      Publisher: Prestel
      Publication Date: 9/3/2024
      ISBN13: 9783791377537, 978-3791377537
      ISBN10: 3791377531
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Featuring breathtaking photographs of masks created by a renowned twenty-first- century craftsman, this book provides a unique perspective into noh and kyogen, two of the oldest surviving forms of theater in the world.

      Kitazawa Hideta is a traditional Japanese master craftsman, Shinto-temple carver and mask maker for both classical noh and kyogen theater. This gorgeous volume features more than sixty of his performance masks, presented in striking full-page photographs that allow readers to appreciate their level of detail.

      These meticulous creations are carved from hinoki wood, decorated with layers of gesso-paint, and thin watercolor antiquing, and sometimes include materials such as horsehair and gold paint. Readers are introduced first to classical and then to contemporary noh and kyogen masks and are invited into Hideta's workshop to explore the characteristics of the wood he uses, and the processes of creating, restoring, and we

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