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Kirinjishi Dance
UnknownYayoi period
Tottori Prefectural Museum
Tottori, Japan
Kirinjishi dance is uniquely perfomed in the Inaba Region (eastern Tottori Prefecture). The golden long-faced mask, made from wood, forms the head of the lion. It has a horn, a shape simmilar to kirin and is a sacred ancient Chinese animal. Shojo is a leading figure in the performance who wears a red mask and plays the flute, drum or bell. It is said that this tradition began when Mitsunaka Ikeda , the first feudal lord of the Tottori Domain, presented this dance at Inaba Tosho-gu (currently Ouchidani Shrine). This dance has been passed down in Hisasue, Tottori City.
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- Title: Kirinjishi Dance
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: Yayoi period
- Physical Location: Japan
- Title(japanese): キリン獅子舞
- Period(japanese): 江戸時代～明治時代
- Provenance: Tottori Prefectural Museum
- Type: Folk Art
- External Link: Tottori Prefectural Museum
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