Hannya Mask Hyotokko Traditional Wooden Japanese Daruma

Traditional Wooden Japanese Daruma

He beats the drums with pestles to make thunder while leaping from tree to tree during storms

Traditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask by Tanabe Seisuke

Heishitori (瓶子取) is one of the characters in the Bugaku (舞楽) performance "Dance of the Virtuous Barbarians"

Takeminakata (建御名方神) is one of the gods in Japanese mythology (Shinto religion)

Hannya Mask Hyotokko Traditional Wooden Japanese DarumaTraditional 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