Tengu Mask ko-omote Traditional Japanese Shishiguchi Mask

Traditional Japanese Shishiguchi Mask

Please note that all the items listed are old and have been used by Japanese people

Japan's oldest recorded performing art

Tanabe Seisuke

Others say the 12 Generals were with Yakushi Nyorai (the Medicine Buddha) when he presented the “Healing Sutra

Tengu Mask ko-omote Traditional Japanese Shishiguchi MaskTraditional 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.