Hannya Mask Tanabe Seisuke Konron dscrbed as a demonic

Konron dscrbed as a demonic barbaric

The "Miroku Bosatsu" Buddhist statue stands in the Koryuji Temple in Kyoto

Participants wear the Shishimai lion's head made of wood or paper

Traditional Japanese Omoikane Mask by Tanabe Seisuke

the sun goddess and ancestress of the Japanese imperial line

Hannya Mask Tanabe Seisuke Konron dscrbed as a demonicTraditional Iron Japanese Hannya Mask Description The Hannya () mask is just one example of the many different types of masks used by the traditional Japanese actors of Noh theater. Noh performances are very stylized representations of traditional and well known stories, developed in Japan during the 14th century. The Hannya mask is used in many noh and kygen Japanese plays, as well as in Shinto ritual kagura dances. The Hannya mask portrays the souls