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Karasu (crow) Tengu mask Japan Kiri wood, pigments, gold leaf 6.75" (18 cm) high by 6" (14 cm) wide Late Edo-early Meiji, 19th century #8226 This bird mask represents Karasu Tengu, a mythical demon fighter who trained the hero Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune on Mt. Kurama near Kyoto over a thousand years ago. On the back can be seen the embossed mark of maker Osaki Kotasu. $1900 |
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