Karasu Tengu, Japanese folklore Youkai by blacklinesw9 Posters and Art Prints

Japanese tattoo, horimono inspired design by Blackline sw9. The japanese word Karasu means raven, crow or simply black bird, indicated just group of ravenbirds. Tengu himself is not a divinity but also a mystic goblin, half man, half bird, lives in deep forests - like elves or trolls. They are excellent masters of martial arts and in legends they were described as transmitter of budo arts to the man.