Japanese Noh Mask Okina [Hakushiki-jō]

The lower jaw separated from and hinged to the face is a distinguishing character of the type of Okina. Hakushiki-jō was born before Noh in its original forms of sarugaku or dengaku, and used in prayers and celebrations. It has a soft smile of the deity symbolizing the country and the world at peace, bountiful harvests, long lives, and prosperity of the current and the future generations.