Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo made by Japanese artisans

made by Japanese artisans

There is a female and a male mask

Both are worshipped together in November’s Tori-no-ichi (Cock Market) festival where their masks are worn and people have wide bamboo rake to ‘rake in fortune’

Ame-no-Tajikarao waited at the caves entrance to pull out Amaterasu (天照) from the cave

Japanese Kozukuri no Mikoto  Mask

Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo made by Japanese artisansTraditional 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