Daikokuten (Seven Lucky Gods) Mask Makora Taishō and the wine cup bearer

and the wine cup bearer Heishitori

Waka-onna represents young girls in noh theater

often representing specific elements of Buddhist or Shinto teachings

fierce-looking warriors

and they are also used to ward off evil spirits

Daikokuten (Seven Lucky Gods) Mask Makora Taishō and the wine cup bearerTraditional Japanese Daikokuten (God) Mask Description Daikokuten () is a Japanese deity of fortune and wealth. He is worshipped by farmers, merchants, and those wishing to get married. He is one of the seven lucky gods, a jolly man with lucky fat earlobes wearing a soft squashed hat and a uchidenokozuchi (magic mallet). Every time the mallet is hit, it produces a shower of oval shaped Ryo (old currency); alternately, when tapped three times, a wish