Tengu Mask by Kiyomi Yokota Douji also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)

also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)

When sufficiently drunk

and homage is paid to Inari in hopes of fertility and prosperity in the form of bountiful harvests

The Okina (翁) (old man) mask is considered very sacred and at times treated as the embodiment of god

graceful movements that bring life to the radiant joy of the mask

Tengu Mask by Kiyomi Yokota Douji also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)Traditional Iron Japanese Tengu Mask Description Tengu (, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or ykai (supernatural beings). They are mountain dwellers who despise and attack vain and self involved individuals. 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