Description
能「道成寺」などで用いられる能面「蛇」は、嫉妬にかられ、蛇体と化した女性の怨霊を表わした面です。角や牙があり、鰓が張っているのはほかの蛇の面とも共通します。大きく開けた口のまわりの鰭を表したような鋸状の表現や、眉の表現が特徴的です。
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Data source
ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
Contents holder/Provider
Aggregator
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
March 30, 2026