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Artist/Carver: Tanabe Seisuke
Japanese Waka Onna Mask
he is famous for slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi
Douji ( 童子) [Young boy] represents a boy between 8 and 20 years old living in a Buddhist temple
The Tsuina (追儺) mask represents the devil/demon
Karasu Tengu Mask Omoikane Artist/Carver: Tanabe SeisukeTraditional Japanese Karasu Tengu Mask Description Karasu Tengu ( ) were 1st reported in "Nihon Shoki" (The Chronicles of Japan) in the 8th century, and since then, they've popped up continuously in Japan's archives. In "Tale of the Heike" (12C Chronicle of Japan) describes Karasu Tengu as "men but not men; bird but not a bird; dog but not a dog; they possess the hands of a human, the head of a canine, a pair of wings and are capable of both flight
