We just learned about the The Great Buddha of Kamakura.
Another old Japanese sculpture was the Noh Mask.
For a while some of the people who followed Buddha did not really like sculptures of Buddha, so there were not a lot of sculptures made.
During this time there was a type of musical theater called Noh, where people wore masks and fancy outfits.
There are many Noh masks carved with different types of faces for happy, sad or angry.
(from: wikipedia - noh)
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