Furyumen Mask by Ichiryu Kajiwara Takeminakata -----Description-----

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In popular belief

act out the takeoff and flight of the cranes

the Seven Lucky Gods - Hotei

Oni (鬼) are probably the most common supernatural beings in Japanese cosmology and are depicted as rampaging

Furyumen Mask by Ichiryu Kajiwara Takeminakata -----Description-----Traditional Japanese Male 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