Metadata
Title
`WILLOW' / 'AMABIE'
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Description
Face mask with `Willow' pattern and featuring an embroidered image of `Amabie'.
Amabie is a half-human, half-fish `youkai' that appeared in Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture) during the Edo period. At night, it emerged from the sea glowing, prophesying about a bountiful harvest and plague. It resem...
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Location of creation
Kyoto (Japan)
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Materials
elastic
cotton
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Date made
Jan 1, 2020
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Types
mouth masks
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Techniques
No Techniques available
Creators
KYO-TO-TO
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Inscriptions
No Inscriptions available
