Vintage panel "Actor of the No theater". The panel is made of wood, metal, silvering, white metal. Manufacturer: Japanese Mint. There is a donation inscription from the Ministry of Finance. Japan, the twentieth century.

"But" means "talent, skill" in Japanese. It is believed that the Noh theater was formed on the basis of the representations of the cult of the Sun goddess, these performances took place under a pine tree, the sacred tree of Shintoism. In the design of the theater stage, However, there is an image of a pine tree, a tree of eternity and permanence.

Among the features - the actors sing the text, not read it. The floor is highly polished, and the actors have to move in a peculiar way, almost gliding over the surface. The main plots of the Noh theater are the fate of man, morality, the problem of choice, and historical battles.  The female roles are played by men, the main actors have masks, each has its own name.