Matsuomyoujin Mask Bear Traditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask by

Traditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask by Tanabe Seisuke

but who fails at all the jobs he is given until finally he is given responsibility for keeping the communal fire going by blowing the flames

Three types of female masks are used in Noh: young

with their dark blue robes' sleeves

Fox steals her

Matsuomyoujin Mask Bear Traditional Japanese Takeminakata Mask byTraditional Wooden Japanese Matsuomyoujin Mask Description Matsuomyoujin (), the God of brewing and sake, appears in a famous Japanese legend. In it, he helps Susanoo no Mikoto, the God of sea and storms, slay two giant snakes. This story is performed in a Kagura (Japanese play). Susanoo no Mikoto was told by Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi (Shinto deities ) that two giant snakes ate two of their daughters, leaving only one to live. Susanoonomikoto