{"id":6103,"date":"2018-02-12T22:11:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=6103"},"modified":"2018-02-12T22:11:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:11:30","slug":"woman-character-in-noh-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/woman-character-in-noh-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman character in Noh theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6104\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282a-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:<\/strong>\u00a0 It appears to be a traditional Noh Mask, although I am not sure if its authentic or a reproduction. The glossy back inside of the mask throws me off.<\/p>\n<div>Would it be worth appraising?\u00a0 Thanks!\u00a0\u00a0 Blake, 1282<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A:\u00a0<\/strong> This type of female mask is almost as popular as the she-devil known as Hannya. The craftsmanship that goes into Japanese masks for the theater is arguably the most advanced in the world. The best ones are carefully carved out of wood, then painted and sanded many times. This one is a very careful reproduction made out of a strong, molded material. The Japanese hang these in their homes and give them as gifts. They are quite collectable and worth appraising.\u00a0 <strong>B+<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6105\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6106\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/aaaMystrySolvd-1282c-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0 It appears to be a traditional Noh Mask, although I am not sure if its authentic or a reproduction. The glossy back inside of the mask throws me off. Would it be worth appraising?\u00a0 Thanks!\u00a0\u00a0 Blake, 1282 A:\u00a0 This type of female mask is almost as popular as the she-devil known as Hannya. The craftsmanship that goes into Japanese masks for the theater is arguably the most advanced in the world. The best ones are carefully carved out of wood, then painted and sanded many times. This one is a very careful reproduction made out of a strong, molded material. The Japanese hang these in their homes and give them as gifts. They are quite collectable and worth appraising.\u00a0 B+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6107,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6103\/revisions\/6107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}