1 2024 oz .999 Silver NAMAHAGE JAPANESE Theatre Round Coin New With CAPSULE

NAMAHAGE JAPANESE DANCE MASK SERIES - 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER ROUND WITH CAPSULE

Contains 1 oz. Troy of .999 Fine Silver
Obverse: Namahage on Decorative Background. The word “NAMAHAGE” across the top circumference.

Reverse: High-Relief Intaglio Mint logo set on radial burst surrounded by stippled border reading “ONE TROY OUNCE” above and “.999 FINE SILVER” below on textured background, flanked by mintage year in roman numerals “MMXXI”.


Noh (Nō, derived from the Sino-Japanese word for “skill” or “talent”), is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Developed by Kan'ami and his son Zeami, it is the oldest major theatre art that is still regularly performed today. Although the terms Noh and nōgaku are sometimes used interchangeably, nōgaku encompasses both Noh and kyōgen. Traditionally, a full nōgaku program includes five Noh plays with comedic kyōgen plays in between; an abbreviated program of two Noh plays with one kyōgen piece has become common today. Optionally, an okina play may be presented at the very beginning of the nōgaku presentation.

Noh is often based on tales from traditional literature with a supernatural being transformed into human form as a hero narrating a story. Noh integrates masks, costumes and various props in a dance-based performance, requiring highly trained actors and musicians. Emotions are primarily conveyed by stylized conventional gestures while the iconic masks represent roles such as ghosts, women, children, and the elderly. Written in late middle Japanese, the text “vividly describes the ordinary people of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries”. Having a strong emphasis on tradition rather than innovation, Noh is extremely codified and regulated by the iemoto system.

The Namahage are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes 2024 (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.


Item specifics
Composition: Silver Precious Metal Content per Unit: 1 oz
Shape: Round Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Year: 2021 Brand/Mint: Intaglio Mint
Fineness: 0.999 Total Precious Metal Content: 1 oz


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