Noh – Japanese Ghost Stories

yaseOtoko

Yase-otoko
Yase-otoko represents a ghost
 suffering in hell.
Yase-otoko means ‘emaciated man.’

Legends tell of a mask maker named Himi from the
Muromachi era (1336-1573) who used dead bodies
of skinny men as models when making this mask.

from mask mashUp