Furyumen: Wood Carving Mask
April 06, 2021“Furyumen” is a mask made by carving camphor trees (prefectural tree of Saga), paulownia, or hinoki (Japanese cypress) grow in Saga prefecture.The ogre mask carved with great care taking advantage of wood grain is full of beauty and dreadfulness. Recently, more people display the mask in their home as a talisman.
“Men Buryu (masked dance)”, handed down in the southwestern region of Saga prefecture, is a traditional performing art where dancers wear an ogre mask and dance vigorously to the rhythms of the flute, drum, and bell. The dance is essential in praying for abundant harvest, rainfall and dedicatory Shinto rituals. The mask used in the Men Buryu is called “Furyumen”.
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Furyumen: Wood Carving Mask
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