Vintage Namahage Okimono kama furo It is made of porcelain

It is made of porcelain and the front is decorated with an overlapping pattern of orchids

The painting depicts a grasshopper on an eggplant

and he received the Kansai Exhibition Award at the Kansai General Art Exhibition

Shiun succeeded the family kiln in 2003 after Jogaku passed away

The open mouth wards off evil spirits

Vintage Namahage Okimono kama furo It is made of porcelain*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage Namahage ornament from the Oga peninsula in Akita Prefecture. Namahage are demon like beings from Japanese folklore. They are usually portrayed by young men wearing oversized ogre masks and traditional straw capes during New Year, and then again during a large festival in February. During the New Year ritual,