Kibatobide Mask Douji Traditional Japanese Tsuina (Oni) Mask

Traditional Japanese Tsuina (Oni) Mask

The origins of its name are "uso

He beats the drums with pestles to make thunder while leaping from tree to tree during storms

The cast consists of four to six barbarians

Kibatobide Mask Douji Traditional Japanese Tsuina (Oni) MaskJapanese Kibatobide Mask The kiba tobide () is one of the rarest masks in the Noh theatre tradition, a fierce god mask distinguished by its dramatically protruding eyes and exposed fangs. Belonging to the kishin () category, the oldest class of Noh masks, it represents a deity whose power is directed outward: mouth open, gaze blazing, fangs bared. In performances it is associated with the Nue, Japan's most famous chimeric monster, a creature of monkey