Korobase Mask Bear hear no evil)

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In "Tale of the Heike" (12C Chronicle of Japan) describes Karasu Tengu as "men but not men

This deiety (God) is named God of "Saki Barai" which means to remove dirt from the road/ path ahead

This beautiful and fierce Japanese mask

Korobase Mask Bear hear no evil)Japanese 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