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"Akujo" mask, specifically a "Hanakobu-Akujo" mask, is a type of Noh mask depicting a fierce, old man, often with a large, aquiline nose and furrowed eyebrows, used in Japanese Noh theater. Signed on the interior: 凌 Ryo It is not always used for evil or bad characters, but also ferocious characters like Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清. and sometimes is used for dignified roles such as gods and hermits. About Akushichibei Kagekiyo 悪七平衛景清 Fujiwara Kagekiyo 藤原 景清(Year of birth unknown - 1196?) A samurai from the end of the Heian
