Japanese Devil Mask 'Oni' Satin balanced and built to wear

balanced and built to wear often

the trigrams for the forces of the natural world — a compact map of Taoist thought worn on the finger

flecked woven fabric with soft texture

Large flat fan (uchiwa) design in plain white

lifting it out of the usual blue-and-white and into something moodier

Japanese Devil Mask 'Oni' Satin balanced and built to wearJapanese Devil Mask 'Oni' Hand Carved Wooden Folklore Figure The Oni is Japan's most recognizable supernatural figure a horned demon traditionally depicted with fierce features, menacing fangs, and strong coloring. In Japanese folklore, Oni aren't simply evil: they serve as guardians of the underworld, punishers of the wicked, and symbols of the border between the human and spiritual worlds. At Setsubun, the annual festival that drives out evil, Oni