what is this mask called?

atsonicpark · 08.14.2009, 11:10 PM

Okay, ignore the picture on the left and the quote at the bottom (or don't.. they're great filmmakers).

In the picture on the right... WHAT KIND OF MASK IS THAT? I always see it in Japanese art and Japanese films and Japanese music videos... is it a fox or something... what is it?! Ahh!!!

girlgun · 08.14.2009, 11:11 PM

it's a kitty mask!!

gmku · 08.14.2009, 11:12 PM

It's a creepy cat-face mask, that's what kind it is. But then all masks are creepy.

atsonicpark · 08.14.2009, 11:13 PM

You guys are right! I typed in Japanese cat mask and this came up:

An even better picture came up too:

Heh.

For some reason, it never looked like a cat to me.

gmku · 08.14.2009, 11:15 PM

I think that bottom one is a pussy mask.

atsonicpark · 08.14.2009, 11:28 PM

floatingslowly · 08.14.2009, 11:51 PM

Anngella · 08.15.2009, 08:08 AM

biaow

atsonicpark · 08.15.2009, 08:11 AM

real ones float, fake ones sink.

Anngella · 08.15.2009, 08:12 AM

Toilet & Bowels · 08.15.2009, 08:15 AM

it looks like a kitsune mask, which is a fox mask
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune

atsonicpark · 08.15.2009, 08:18 AM

The plot thickens.

This image came up when I typed it kitsune mask:

Looks like a match!

However, I'm thinking that the shape and design aesthetic of these masks are just popular in Japan in general, so the images above probably really are kitty masks. There are probably similar masks for all sorts of animals if I want to look. So, everyone's right.

Either way, I want one.

Toilet & Bowels · 08.15.2009, 08:35 AM

well i'm pretty certain the mask you posted is a kitsune mask, cats tend to depicted quite differently in traditional japanese art they have much rounder faces than the mask you posted

nicfit · 08.15.2009, 08:37 AM

true.
check the maneki neko etc.

Toilet & Bowels · 08.15.2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

true.
check the maneki neko etc.

yes

Antagon · 08.16.2009, 05:42 AM

When I saw the picture I had to think of the character Kunimitsu of the Tekken franchise, so I typed in "Kunimitsu" on Tekkenpedia and got this:

"In Soul Calibur III, a mask very similar to Kunimitsu's mask is an unlockable item for female characters created via the 'Character Creation' mode. It is named 'Fox Mask'. It is also available in Soul Calibur IV."

Definitely a Fox Mask then

atsonicpark · 08.16.2009, 09:03 AM

Hahaha.

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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Okay, ignore the picture on the left and the quote at the bottom (or don't.. they're great filmmakers). In the picture on the right... WHAT KIND OF MASK IS THAT? I always see it in Japanese art and Japanese films and Japanese music videos... is it a fox or something... what is it?! Ahh!!! __________________
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	It's a creepy cat-face mask, that's what kind it is. But then all masks are creepy. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	You guys are right! I typed in Japanese cat mask and this came up: An even better picture came up too: Heh. For some reason, it never looked like a cat to me. __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	it looks like a kitsune mask, which is a fox mask http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	The plot thickens. This image came up when I typed it kitsune mask: Looks like a match! However, I'm thinking that the shape and design aesthetic of these masks are just popular in Japan in general, so the images above probably really are kitty masks. There are probably similar masks for all sorts of animals if I want to look. So, everyone's right. Either way, I want one. __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	well i'm pretty certain the mask you posted is a kitsune mask, cats tend to depicted quite differently in traditional japanese art they have much rounder faces than the mask you posted
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Antagon invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,546	When I saw the picture I had to think of the character Kunimitsu of the Tekken franchise, so I typed in "Kunimitsu" on Tekkenpedia and got this: "In Soul Calibur III, a mask very similar to Kunimitsu's mask is an unlockable item for female characters created via the 'Character Creation' mode. It is named 'Fox Mask'. It is also available in Soul Calibur IV." Definitely a Fox Mask then __________________
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Hahaha. __________________
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