Vintage Namahage Okimono kama furo The open mouth wards off

The open mouth wards off evil spirits

The painting depicts a grasshopper on an eggplant

6”) diameter rim

Kamachi Gama was the official kiln of the former Yanagawa clan

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

Vintage Namahage Okimono kama furo The open mouth wards off*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,