Tengu Mask raijin Traditional Japanese plaster & resin

Traditional Japanese plaster & resin

and leering man

The Tengu are said to live in the mountains of Japan

the God of sake/brewing

Artist/Carver: 照山刀

Tengu Mask raijin Traditional Japanese plaster & resinTraditional Japanese Tengu Mask Description Tengu (, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or ykai (supernatural beings). They are mountain dwellers who despise and attack vain and self involved individuals. Tengu usually appear dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk with the small black cap favored by a clan of warrior mountain monks called the Yamabushi.