"There’s a breath here, but it will not break
There’s a face there, but it won’t remain
Up there a heaven now, but it knows no name
And the stain is the color of red through red" Stem, Shiina Ringo
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The Hannya mask is said to be dangerous and Erotic but also sorrowful and tormented displaying the complexity of human emotions. When the actor looks straight ahead, the mask appears frightening and angry; when tilted slightly down, the face of the demon appears to be sorrowful, as though crying. -- tis from Wiki