{"product_id":"traditional-fox-mask-shiragitsune","title":"Traditional Fox Mask 'Shiragitsune'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhite fox mask with red ears, red eye sweeps and red tassels, the classic kitsune\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fox of the festival, plain. This kitsune mask is a white shell with pointed ears painted red inside, eyes outlined in red with a black edge and swept back towards the ears, a small black nose, a red mouth and a red line at the chin, with red cords and tassels at the sides and a brass bell on each. There is no crest and no character on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the classic of the collection, the one every other fox mask here is a variation on, and the one to buy for the fox and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Shiragitsune, is the white fox, the messenger of the rice god, and the mask is that fox in its plainest form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mask is a moulded PVC shell, light and unbreakable, painted by hand in white with the markings brushed on and sealed, with the eyes cut open and the inside plain. It fastens with an elastic strap, and two tassels on cords hang from the sides with small brass bells at the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on the face with the strap behind, or pushed up to the side of the head with the tassels hanging, which is how a fox mask is worn at a Japanese festival by everyone who is not currently a fox. It goes with a yukata, a jinbei or a hoodie equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eye sweep is the detail: the red line runs from the inner corner of each eye back towards the ear in a long curve with a black edge, and it is the stroke that makes a white oval into a fox. The chin carries a single red line, which is the mouth of the fox in the old paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHung on a wall it is a face in the room, and that is how most of them end up: on a nail by the door, over a desk, in a hallway where a guest meets it first. It is photographed at the same scale as every mask in the collection, so the pages compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth; the paint is sealed but not scrub-proof. Keep it flat in a bag; the shell does not crack but the tassels tangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a room it is a white fox face with red. From close the sweeps show their brush, the ears their red, and the bells their brass. It is the mask for a summer festival, a yukata, and a person who wants the classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size, adult or teenager. The mask covers the face from the brow to the chin, the ears rise above, and the strap adjusts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207951909212,"sku":"14:10#A;200007763:201336100","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/traditional-fox-mask-shiragitsune-1.jpg?v=1790585559","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/traditional-fox-mask-shiragitsune","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}