Karasu Tengu Mask ko-omote also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)

also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)

if a Fudo Myo-o mask is hung in a home

Some say Karasu Tengu is the descendent of Susano-o-no-Mikoto the storm god

act out the takeoff and flight of the cranes

Sarudahiko no Mikoto (猿田彦命) is featured in the Kagura dance Sarudahikonomikoto no mai (猿田彦命の舞)

Karasu Tengu Mask ko-omote also called Tsurumai (Crane Dance)Traditional Japanese Karasu Tengu Mask Description Karasu Tengu ( ) were 1st reported in "Nihon Shoki" (The Chronicles of Japan) in the 8th century, and since then, they've popped up continuously in Japan's archives. In "Tale of the Heike" (12C Chronicle of Japan) describes Karasu Tengu as "men but not men; bird but not a bird; dog but not a dog; they possess the hands of a human, the head of a canine, a pair of wings and are capable of both flight