Tengu Mask Inasehagi no Mikoto Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)

Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)

(Paper made from kôzo - Japanese mulberry)

as well as bring a good harvest

One of the three major Japanese gods of war

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Tengu Mask Inasehagi no Mikoto Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)Traditional 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 Yamabushi.