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 Tengu and a Buddhist monk, by Kawanabe Kyōsai. The tengu wears the cap and pom-pommed sash of a follower of Shugendō. |
The tengu in art appears in a large number of shapes, but it usually falls somewhere between a large, monstrous bird and a wholly anthropomorphized being, often with a red face or an unusually large or long nose. Early depictions of tengu show them as kite-like beings who can take a human-like form, often retaining avian wings, head or beak. The tengu's long nose seems to have been conceived in the 14th century, likely as a humanization of the original bird's bill. The tengu's long noses ally them with the Shinto deity Sarutahiko, who is described in the Japanese historical text, the Nihon Shoki, with a similar proboscis measuring seven hand-spans in length. In village festivals the two figures are often portrayed with identical red, phallic-nosed mask designs.
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| Tengu: the Slayer of Vanity Tengu: the Slayer of Vanity www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tengu.shtml - Web |
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| The Tengu Race in the online role-playing game Gui... The Tengu Race in the online role-playing game Guild Wars wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Tengu - Web |
| Tengu statues Tengu statues tonymcnicol.com/2008/11/06/takao-tokyos-mystical-mountain/ - Web |
| Mount Takao, a Tengu's living place in Tokyo Mount Takao, a Tengu's living place in Tokyo cooljapanonline.com/tokyo_stories/06-takao/ - Web |
