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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Three New Masks

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Finally got around to finishing some more masks. This first one is a small Hannya. Made quite a few but the large Hannya are more popula...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Ushioni the Cow Demon

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Ushioni, demons with the head of a cow, appear in legends and stories all over western Japan. Probably the most well-known nowadays are...
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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Akaoni (red demon) masks of Kunisaki

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Since I started to make masks myself I have become interested in searching out examples of older, wooden masks. Shrines are a good place as ...
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