Tengu Mask Matsuomyoujin Traditional Japanese Iron Hannya Mask

Traditional Japanese Iron Hannya Mask

lecherous villain

The Okina (翁) (old man) mask is considered very sacred and at times treated as the embodiment of god

and humans wanting to rob from the temple

Tengu Mask Matsuomyoujin Traditional Japanese Iron Hannya MaskTraditional 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.