Usobuki Mask karasu tengu the half-man

the half-man

Gigaku is a traditional Japanese performing art that originated in China and was introduced to Japan during the 7th century

The wine bearer Heishitori is a dark

These masks serve two purposes

they spring back up

Usobuki Mask karasu tengu the half-manTraditional 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