Matsuomyoujin Mask otafuku appears in a famous Japanese

appears in a famous Japanese legend where he helps Susanoo no Mikoto

The masks would be worn in two traditional dances

also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代歌川豊国) 1786 – 12 January 1865) was the most popular and commercially successful ukiyo-e woodblock print artist in 19th-century Japan

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Usofuki is also used to represent insects and small animals in the plays

Matsuomyoujin Mask otafuku appears in a famous JapaneseTraditional Wooden Japanese Matsuomyoujin Mask Description Matsuomyoujin (), the God of brewing and sake, appears in a famous Japanese legend where he helps Susanoo no Mikoto, the God of sea and storms, slay two giant snakes. This story is performed in a Kagura (Japanese play). Susanoo no Mikoto was told by Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi (Shinto deities ) that two giant snakes ate two of their daughters and only had one left to live. Susanoonomikoto