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『高砂【たかさご】』『国栖【くず】』に登場する老夫婦の翁は尉面【じょうめん】、嫗【おうな】は姥を用いる。目は伏し目とし、全体を刳り抜く。年老いた女性の面のうち「姥」は神がかった役に用いるが、『関寺小町【せきでらこまち】』『姨捨【おばすて】』などの老女の役にも使われる。修理によって表情が硬くなっているが、面裏の彫りに古さが感じられる。（観世、金剛流）
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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
March 30, 2026