Vintage Japanese c1950's Folk Art Oni Mask Hand Carved Wood Wall Hanging 13" Bamboo each decorated with blue birds

each decorated with blue birds in flight amid large pink chrysanthemum and peony blooms with green foliage

It has side rings on both the kama (kettle) as well as the furo (hibachi)

Includes stopper but spoon is missing

Sadanobu II's Osaka-school approach brings an unusual psychological intensity to the single-figure composition: where Tokyo artists favored crowded battle panoramas

The domed lid repeats the reticulated piercing with additional cloud scroll relief and is topped by a recumbent shishi (foo lion) finial

Vintage Japanese c1950's Folk Art Oni Mask Hand Carved Wood Wall Hanging 13" Bamboo each decorated with blue birdsA striking hand carved Japanese wooden mask, created in the mid 20th century and inspired by the long cultural tradition of mask making in Japan, where carved masks have played central roles in ritual, theatre, and festival performance for hundreds of years. This expressive piece is sculpted from solid wood and finished by hand, featuring dramatic carved facial details and powerful stylization characteristic of Oni (demon) masks used in seasonal