Hannya and Oni Mask Bandana

Some believe the name, Hannya, comes from Hannya-bo an artist monk who perfected the way the mask looks. These type of mask are used by the traditional Japanese theater Noh Kabuki, but they are also used in Shinto ceremonial practices. The plays have a unique style and the representations are based on well known folk stories, most of them older dating around 14th century. These Masks are used to exaggerate the feelings of the characters. The most renowned character is Hannya, who is actually not a devil or a demon but passionate jealous woman, which feeling for revenge have reached extreme highs. As same as Fierce God Style the most of devil masks are used for protection from evil spirits. Devil masks serve two purposes: the first, to portray the devil and create disasters or cause the plague, and conversely they are used to ward off evil spirits. On the evening of New Years, people sing to drive the evil spirit away and for good luck they scatter beans as a sign of the coming spring. As a result these masks are called Oni Mask. There are special Devil masks which have been handed down from generation to generation on some districts. This is a beautiful Oni Mask bandana. The original drawing was illustrated by an up and coming talented artist: Serban-mihnea Avrigeanu Please check out this talented artist's other beautiful works: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serbanmihnea.avrigeanu Deviantart: http://zxpy.deviantart.com/ Threadless: https://www.threadless.com/@serbanmihnea.avrigeanu Behance: https://www.behance.net/chemicalbash