Hannya Mask, Japanese, 1650-1750
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OC Commission done for the amazing @hungryhannya! 👹 🔥 ❤️
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Hannya.
Maniacal laughter : https://www.instagram.com/polluxrig/
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This item from Nobuyuki’s castle is labelled as “Noh screen” in English, but it’s specifically called Hannya 般若 screen in Japanese.
“Hannya” is the demon mask on the top right corner of the screen.
This is a Noh mask representing a vengeful female spirit, but this usage is likely based more on how in anime/manga culture, Hannya masks are often used to depict “a mother’s anger”.
Especially in works for and starring kids, when the protagonist is inevitably reprimanded by their mother for some reason or the other, sometimes the angry mother will be depicted “manifesting” a Hannya (or, sometimes she just straight up grows horns on her head).
In SLBP, Nobuyuki is often described as being “motherly”, but can be very terrifying when angry, so this is probably why this item is designed this way.
Of course, in anime and manga it’s not always a mother. I do believe I’ve seen this happen with other “angry women” characters (sisters, co-workers, etc).
I can’t recall if this Hannya mask trope ever evolved to include men manifesting Hannya masks in anger. It’s always kind of just there in manga/anime, so I never really paid attention to it. After all, the Hannya mask isn’t very visibly female, and I’m not sure how much would an average Japanese person be familiar with Noh lore. A clueless person could have mistakenly assume it’s just “a demon”.
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Had a super fun time making this Hannya mask and flowers combo recently. Would love to do more like this!
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