Korobase Mask saru Traditional Japanese Plaster

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The dancers create a square and do a slow

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Korobase Mask saru Traditional Japanese PlasterJapanese Korobase Mask Description Korobase ( ) depicts cranes in Bugaku, an official court dance of Japan, dating as far back as 500 C. E. In the Heian period, nearly all ceremonies and festivals included a Bugaku dance. These dances were important in appeasing the gods, purifying the village, and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest. The Korobase dance, also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance), is a slow, quiet dance involving four dancers in