Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)

Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)

In the myth event of Awano-Iwato (天岩戸

the males are said to throw their young cubs off cliffs

There is a female and a male mask

Ame-no-Tajikarao waited at the caves entrance to pull out Amaterasu (天照) from the cave

Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo Traditional Japanese Tengu Mask (Large)Traditional Japanese Usobuki Mask Description Usobuki () (or Usofuki) is the smallest character in Japanese Kyogen, a traditional performing art. The origins of its name are "uso," meaning lie, and "fuki," meaning to blow, to whistle. The mask represents the meaninglessness of the human condition. Its eyes are wide open and surprised, but it cannot scream or shout; it can only whistle queitly and cowardly. Therefore, Usofuki is also used to represent