Karasu Tengu Mask Daikokuten and humans wanting to rob

and humans wanting to rob from the temple

Noh performances are very stylized representations of traditional and well-known stories developed in Japan during the 14th century

and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest

but according to some depictions

each mask is crafted to capture the details and fierce expression of the Susanoo-no-Mikoto

Karasu Tengu Mask Daikokuten and humans wanting to robTraditional 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