Oni Mask Decoration

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About Onihyaku

First generation, Kayukawa Momotaro was one of the disciples of Kichibei Yamamoto, the founder of Sanshu Onigawara. He had a factory along the Shinkawa River in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, and had many disciples.

Second generation, Kenichi Kayukawa was about an elementary school student at the time. Onihyaku was once interrupted, and Kenichi apprenticed himself to a tile maker named Onifuku, who had Momotaro's disciples, and trained there. He became independent around the third year of Taisho (1914 AD) and rebuilt Onihyaku.

The third generation was succeeded by his eldest son, Morio Kayukawa, who, along with his younger brothers Tsutomu Kayukawa and Ryoji Kayukawa, invigorated Onihyaku. After that, I (Kenji Kayukawa), Morio's eldest son, was born and succeeded to the fourth generation, continuing to the present day.

A decorative mask modeled after a realistic ogre face.

- Model: Kimen
- Material: Unknown, but appears to be a heavy material
- Design: The character 鬼 (oni/ogre) is engraved on the inside.
- Features: Has horns, and a fierce, realistic expression.
- Uses: Decorative, for collection.
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