Uchidenokozuchi shishimai Foxes play a giant role

Foxes play a giant role in Japanese folklore - they are both loved and feared by the Japanese people

The dance comes to a climax when the Korobase (cranes) join hands and move in a circle and

it declined in popularity during the medieval period and eventually disappeared altogether

Each mask includes examples of "normal" and "heightened" states of being

Traditional Japanese Paper

Uchidenokozuchi shishimai Foxes play a giant roleTraditional Japanese Uchidenokozuchi Description Uchide no kozuchi (), is a legendary Japanese "magic hammer" that can "tap out" anything wished for. This hammer is also translated into "magic wishing mallet," "lucky hammer," and "the mallet of fortune." In popular belief, the magic wooden hammer is held in the hand of the deity Daikoku ten, who is represented as figurines, statues, netsukes, and in architecture in Japanese culture. Material: Metal