Tengu Mask Uchide no kozuchi The Kitsune of Japan can

The Kitsune of Japan can be divided into two types

Bori-kuma (熊彫り) or Kibori kuma (木彫り熊) is a traditional Japanese craft that consists of a wooden carving of a bear with a fish in its mouth

she spreads a smile whenever she appears

crafted by skilled artisans

Tengu Mask Uchide no kozuchi The Kitsune of Japan canTraditional Japanese Tengu Mask Description Tengu (, "heavenly dog") are a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and are also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or ykai (supernatural beings). They are mountain dwellers who despise and attack vain and self involved individuals. Tengu usually appear dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk with the small black cap favored by a clan of warrior mountain monks called the Yamabushi.