Korobase Mask Kiyomi Yokota Traditional Japanese Karura Mask

Traditional Japanese Karura Mask

It is said that if Shishimai bites your head

Douji ( 童子) [Young boy] represents a boy between 8 and 20 years old living in a Buddhist temple

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

Amaterasu (sun goddess) hid in a cave and Omoikane was tasked to find a way to get her out

Korobase Mask Kiyomi Yokota Traditional Japanese Karura MaskJapanese Korobase Mask Description Korobase ( ) depicts cranes in Bugaku, an official court dance of Japan, dating as far back as 500 C. E. In the Heian period, nearly all ceremonies and festivals included a Bugaku dance. These dances were important in appeasing the gods, purifying the village, and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest. The Korobase dance, also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance), is a slow, quiet dance involving four dancers in