Baku Adachi
安達 漠
Baku
Adachi
was
born
in
1982
in
Kobe
Hyogo,
Japan.
In
2002
he
became
a
pupil
of
Nohjin
Suzuki
one
of
the
greatest
makers
of
Noh
theatre
masks,
his
masks
can
be
seen
in
The
Victoria
and Albert Museum, and The British Museum in London.
Nohjin
Suzuki
passed
away
in
2003
-
Baku
Adachi
was
his
last
pupil and continues to make exquisite classical Noh masks.
The
Noh
Theatre
is
one
of
the
three
forms
of
Japanese
Classical
Theatre
with
a
history
going
back
to
the
middle-ages,
the
masks
are
considered
to
be
the
finest
examples
of
the
mask makers art in the world.
Baku
is
a
graduate
of
Hyogo
University
of
teacher
education
specialising
in
the
arts
as
well
as
a
graduated
from
the
postgraduate
school
art
course.
He
teaches
full
time
as
well
as
continuing
his
studies
of
the
Noh
mask
and
exploring
new
avenues to express his ideas in painting.
Images courtesy of Baku Adachi.