Korobase Mask Kentoku Traditional Japanese Paper

Traditional Japanese Paper

• Obeshimi Craftsmanship: Handmade in Japan

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These masks serve two purposes: They portray devils who create disasters or cause the plague

This yearly event is the source of the current Setsubun festival

Korobase Mask Kentoku Traditional Japanese PaperJapanese Korobase Mask Description Korobase ( ) depicts cranes in Bugaku, an official court dance of Japan, dating as far back as 500 C. E. In the Heian period, nearly all ceremonies and festivals included a Bugaku dance. These dances were important in appeasing the gods, purifying the village, and summoning the gods for rain or a good harvest. The Korobase dance, also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance), is a slow, quiet dance involving four dancers in