Japanese Wooden BURYU ONI Mask used in Japanese Kagura Lion Dance, carved by Master Craftsman I. Kajiwara. Created by renowned Japanese Artisan Ichiryu ( Kazuya) Kajiwara, who represents the third generation in his family of Japanese Mask Carvers. Buryus with a closed mouth are male figures, while the ones with an open mouth represent females, so this is a female character mask. Made from a single piece of aged wood, with a wig of white horse hair. The mask is 12 inches tall, and the case measures 19 x 15 x 11 inches. The piece is signed on the mask and on a piece of wood displayed in the case. This mask was presented to its owner's uncle in Japan in honor of his role as head of a major American oil company in Asia. One of a matched pair in this auction.

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