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The path purifier, mask worn by the first actor in a procession of ancient theatrical performances gigaku ŠκŠy. Presumably he secured or purified the way tsuyubarai ˜I•₯, for all those behind. The Records of Saidaiji SAIDAIJI SHIZAICHOU Ό‘εŽ›Ž‘ΰ’  (780), mention him carrying a banner, and early references also suggest he was closely followed by two unmasked men who held a canopy over him. Though quite some variety appears in coloring and in the age of the man represented, all examples of the mask have uncommonly long, bill-like noses. In some Chidou masks, such as a 7c work at Houryuuji –@—²Ž›, holes remain at the forehead indicating that a metal crown was probably attached. A typical early mask (red painted wood with appended strands of hair at eyebrows and crown) in the *Shousouin ³‘q‰@ shows a fleshy, bearded, smiling middle-aged face dominated by the long nose. It has been suggested that representations of Chidou are the predecessors of long-nosed goblin *tengu “V‹η masks used after the Kamakura period in many festivals.
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*gigakumen ŠκŠy–Κ
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