This is a noh mask "Ootobide" on show at the Tokyo National Museum. The mask, made in the 17th or 18th century, has a terrifying expression and is used for the roles of deities, such as the God of Thunder.
It's said that this represents the vengeful ghost of Michizane Sugawara (845–903) spitting out pomegranates in anger. Michizane was a scholar, poet, and politician in the Heian period, who was accused of favoring a rival prince over the crown prince. This led to his demotion to a minor official post in Dazaifu (in modern-day Kyushu), where he and his family were exiled and died. Because plagues, droughts, and the deaths of his political enemies followed his demise, his title was posthumously restored. Today, he is revered as the god of learning and enshrined at places like Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka and Yushima Tenjin in Tokyo.
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| Noh mask "Ootobide" 能面「大飛出」 |
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東京国立博物館所蔵の能面「大飛出」です。菅原道真が柘榴を吐き出した時の顔で、能では雷神などの荒々しい神の役に用いられるそうです。
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