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The god of happiness, represented in kyōgen 狂言 plays by a masked figure, *kyōgenmen 狂言面. Fuku-no-kami always has a jovial, laughing expression like that of *Ebisu 恵比須, and he is often portrayed using the ebisu mask. There are some masks specifically used for fuku-no-kami whose features are carved with taut outlines indicating youth and refinement. Such a mask is used to play the central role in the kyōgen play called Fuku-no-kami 福の神.