The Art of the Mask: The Legacy of Kodama Mitsumasa In the profound stillness of Japanese traditional performance, few objects hold as much spiritual weight and transformative power as the Noh mask. Kodama Mitsumasa stands as a master of this delicate medium, capturing the ephemeral essence of character and emotion through wood and pigment. His work is deeply rooted in the ancient traditions of Noh theater, where each carving serves as a vessel for the supernatural, the divine, and the humanly tragic. Through his hands, the inanimate becomes animate, breathing life into figures that bridge t…