Furyumen Mask Omoikane Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask

Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask

Tengu usually appear dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk with the small black cap favored by a clan of warrior mountain monks called the Yamabushi

This story is performed in a Kagura (Japanese play)

it is the god of Tokoyo (the endless country)

Material: Iron

Furyumen Mask Omoikane Traditional Japanese Tengu MaskTraditional Japanese Furyumen Mask Description Furyumen () is an oni (demon or ogre) from Saga prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. There is a female and a male mask. The female mask with wide open mouth, extended tongue, and many wrinkles. The male with the mouth closed and large horns. The masks would be worn in two traditional dances, "Otonari" and "Hahagaura ura", to the rhythm of flutes and drums. The dance is performed to protect against natural