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A Tengu Mask. Buddhism long held that the tengu were disruptive demons and harbingers of war. Their image slowly changed over time into one of protective, yet still dangerous, spirits of the mountains and forests.
Old Japanese Mingei Folk Art Kabuki Theater Mask Tengu (item #109075)
Japanese Kabuki Masks | Old Japanese Mingei Folk Art Kabuki Theater Mask Tengu (item #109075)
Elephant Catching a Flying Tengu — Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Elephant catching a flying Tengu, ca.1800s by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
DISCOVERY CHANNEL yokai feature
Tengu (天狗?, "heavenly dog") are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. They are one of the best known yōkai (monster-spirits) and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods)
朧月象ヲ也 Oboro Tsukiyou o Nari
dwellerinthelibrary: A Japanese God Karasu-tengu (by KOUJI FRAMINGO)
Oiwa the lantern ghost (Oiwa jōchin), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)
ashmolean Japanese ghosts & demons - Oiwa the Lantern ghost (Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1797-1861)- one of the inspirations for the new solo I am working on
Utagawa Kunisada | Basketry Work: By the Craftsman Ichida Shōshichirō of Naniwa (Kagozaiku Naniwa saikunin Ichida Shōshichirō) | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Utagawa Kunisada I and his school Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: 19th century Culture: Japan Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Netsuke | V&A Explore The Collections
Japanese carved wood netsuke, Victoria and Albert Museum storage collection- an Oni with a mask of Shojo
Matsuri / 祭り
Raijin / 雷神 from "Matsuri" series by gosh and seiko
Wisteria Maiden (Fuji musume) and Demon Chanting the Name of the Buddha (Oni no nenbutsu), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ôtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo shiire Ôtsu miyage)
Wisteria Maiden (Fuji musume) and Demon Chanting the Name of the Buddha (Oni no nenbutsu), from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ôtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo shiire Ôtsu miyage) 「江戸仕入大津土産」 藤娘 鬼念仏 Japanese, Edo period, about 1802–03 (Kyôwa 2–3) Artist Kitagawa Utamaro I, Japanese, (?)–1806 Publisher Ômiya Gonkurô, Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, MFA
Gyosai, Kawanabe: Oiwa, the Heroine of the Ghost story
Oiwa, the heroine of the famous "Yotsuya Kaidan (Ghost story)" by Kawanabe Kyosai
Demon Preparing to Write in an Account Book, from the series Selection of Ancient and Modern Comic Poems (Kokin kyôkasen)
Demon preparing to write in an account book from the series "Selection of ancient and modern comic poems", ca. 1800s by Totoya Hokkei
Devil mask Ao-oni(blue Devil)
I love this one! Japanese Oni | Devil mask Ao-oni(blue Devil)