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332 Chújó of the Inner Palace Guards. The Chujo
polychromed wood mask is used for the role of Prince Genji in
20.3 x 13.6 8x5 3/s) The Tale of Genji, and for other courtiers.
(
Edo period, içth century The back of cat. 332 has a seal that
reads, Tenka Ichi Kawachi (Kawachi, First
Tokyo National Museum
under Heaven).
While Chujô is typically carved with a
melancholic expression and knitted brows,
333 Chüjó these qualities are especially formalized
polychromed wood and given emphasis in cat. 333. This mask
20.4 x 14.1 8x5 ^2) was owned by the Konparu family, one of
(
Edo period, içth century the four main groups of No actors. MK
Tokyo National Muséum
The Chujô mask represents a young aris-
tocrat of early times, with light complex-
ion, high painted eyebrows, and teeth
blackened (ohaguro). Traditionally, this
mask type is said to have been modeled af-
ter Ariwara no Narihira, the famous poet
of the Heian period whose court rank was
c/zü/ó, middle captain, in the headquarters

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