The plaster mold method for Noh Mask making

Prosess
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1  complete up to the rough cut in the traditional way
2  put the rough-cut face into the formwork
3  fill the mold with plaster liquid
 4  remove hardened plaster from the mold
 5  fill the plaster with wood powder clay
A wrapping sheet may be used instead of a release agent.
 6  When the wood powder clay hardens, remove it from the mold.
Fill the mold with wood powder clay for the dried and shrunk size.
The shrinkage ratio is about 10%.
 7
 The surface is finished with sandpaper, etc., and then painted using traditional coloring methods.