Zo Onna Mask Hyotokko Shishimai is one of the

Shishimai is one of the traditional events held at New Year in various places in Japan

These masks date back to the Heian period

act out the takeoff and flight of the cranes

with his distinct nose

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Zo Onna Mask Hyotokko Shishimai is one of theTraditional Japanese Zoonna Mask Description Onnamen () [Female Masks] represent women. There are three types of female masks used in Noh: young, middle aged, and old, each of which includes examples of "normal" and "heightened" states of being. "Zo onna" was named by its creator Zo ami. Unlike Ko omote or Waka onna, the mask does not display joy or cuteness. Instead, it reflects calmness, purity, and peaceful images of deities of ancient Japan.