Description
阿(あ)瘤(こぶ)尉(じょう)とも書く。頬(ほほ)が瘤(こぶ)のように隆起しているのが名前の由来というが、はっきりしない。表情は三光尉より品がある。尉面の中で、小(こ)尉(じょう)に次いで、高貴な役、すなわち神や老いた貴族などに用いられる。面裏の額と両耳内側にあて木を貼っている。(2005/09/06_h09)
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...
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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
July 20, 2026