FOX MASK

Initially, foxes were the messengers (tsukai) of the goddess Inari, but now the difference between them is so blurred that Inari herself is sometimes depicted as a fox. Initially, foxes were the messengers (tsukai) of the goddess Inari, but now the difference between them is so blurred that Inari herself is sometimes depicted as a fox. In Japanese folklore, foxes have great knowledge, long life, and magical powers. Chief among them is the ability to take the form of a human being; the fox, according to legend, learns to do this after reaching a certain age. Kitsune usually take the form of a seductive beauty, a pretty young girl, but sometimes turn into men. This fox mask will come in handy to transform into a fox. The mask is carved from mammoth bean, Japanese Urushi lacquer, silver Nashiji glitters, black Urushi, cord. 2023 Available for purchase.