Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo the males are said to

the males are said to throw their young cubs off cliffs

Before Buddhism came to Japan

made by Japanese artisans

There is a female and a male mask

Usobuki Mask Hanakobu Akujyo the males are said toTraditional Japanese Usobuki Mask Description Usobuki () (or Usofuki) is the smallest character in Japanese Kyogen, a traditional performing art. The origins of its name are "uso," meaning lie, and "fuki," meaning to blow, to whistle. The mask represents the meaninglessness of the human condition. Its eyes are wide open and surprised, but it cannot scream or shout; it can only whistle queitly and cowardly. Therefore, Usofuki is also used to represent