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3.7 (Figure 3.16 in our text in Dôjoji case study, ch. 3)

In the noh play, Dôjôji, the ghost of a maiden dances around the temple bell and then seems to fly up into it and the bell descends. It then rises to reveal—seen here—the masked actor (who has done a quick change), as a horned, demon serpent that is the ghost-maiden's true form. The abbot and the priests at right are attempting an exorcism. (See the Chapter 3 case study on this play). Kanze Theatre, Tokyo, 1962. Photo © Gary Jay Williams.

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