hashihime
demonic intermediate Japanese single tradition · 2
The hashihime mask is painted red from the eyes down, and has more disheveled hair and more prominent golden eyes than the deigan mask. These features of the mask indicate that the woman has a strong desire for revenge. It is used in the Noh plays Kanawa and Hashihime.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 794 CE
- Attested period
- 794 – 1185
- Historical notes
- Appears in Heian literature.
Relationships
- student of
- Kifune Myōjin
- syncretized with
- Seoritsuhime
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The hashihime (橋姫) mask is painted red from the eyes down, and has more disheveled hair and more prominent golden eyes than the deigan mask. These features of the mask indicate that the woman has a strong desire for revenge.”
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