Kijin Kei - Shishiguchi Mask Hannya embodies the powerful emotions and

embodies the powerful emotions and story behind one of the world's most captivating and well-known masks

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Kijin Kei - Shishiguchi Mask Hannya embodies the powerful emotions andTraditional Japanese Shishiguchi Mask Description Shishiguchi is one of the Kijin Kei mask (fierce god). Shishi guchi means lion's mouth. The mask represents the face of the mythical barking lion dog. The origins of Kijin kei masks date back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336 1392). Before Buddhism came to Japan, Shintoism was the central belief system in Japan that focused on ritual practice, which many still exist today. Kijin Kei masks