Download "SAMURAI vs DEMON / Woodcarving of floats for Japan’s Shinto festivals #2"

You can buy my woodcarving works→ https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/web-storeworks/ I am selling wood carving chisels from the same manufacturer as the ones I use on the website. I am gradually increasing my selection. Chisel store → https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/storechisel/ This wood carving is a decorative sculpture adorning a float used in the rituals of the Tomishima Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. I will start selling the same chisels I use. Although it is not open yet (the date has not been decided yet, but we hope to open by the end of November), you can subscribe to the website below and we will notify you by e-mail when the products are in stock. If you would like to purchase chisels, we recommend you to subscribe and receive the e-mail when the chisels are in stock because they are handmade by a forge craftsman and the quantity is very small. https://japans-chisel-shop.myshopify.com This is a wood carving of a story from the Kibune Shrine in Kyoto because Tomishima Shrine enshrines the deity of Kibune Shrine. The story goes as follows. During the reign of Emperor Saga (A.D. 809-A.D. 825), the daughter of a certain feudal lord became deeply jealous and prayed for seven days at Kibune Shrine, saying, "O Great Myojin of Kibune, please make me a demon god while I live. Taking pity on her, Kifune Myojin told her, "If you really want to become a demon, change your appearance and immerse yourself in the Uji River for 21 days. She placed an iron ring (kanawa, a stand with three legs) upside down on her head, burned torches on her three legs, and put the burning torches at both ends in her mouth to make a total of five fires. 21 days immersed in the Uji River, she became a living demon, just as Kifune Myojin said. This is the "Hashihime of Uji." Hashihime killed one after another those who got in her way, including jealous women, their relatives, and the relatives of the other man. Rumors of the demoness spread, and after 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. all the people of Kyoto stopped letting people in and out of their houses. Around that time, Watanabe Tsuna, one of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's Four Heavenly Kings, was sent to Ichijo Grand Palace. Watanabe Tsuna was given the famous sword "Higegiri" by Minamoto no Yorimitsu and rode his horse to Ichijo Grand Shrine. On his way back, he crossed a bridge over the Ichijo Horikawa River and spotted a woman of about 20 years old, dressed in a snow-white, red-plum colored robe, standing alone holding a sutra. Watanabe Tsuna said, "It is not safe at night, so let's take her back to Gojo. Watanabe Tsuna put the woman on his horse and rode south along the east bank of the Horikawa River. Around Shonai-machi, the woman asked Watanabe Tsuna, "Actually, my house is outside the capital. Watanabe Tsuna replied, "Okay. I will send it to you. The woman turned into a demoness, grabbed him by the hair, and left in the direction of the northwest. Watanabe Tsuna did not panic and cut off the demoness' arm with his sword. Watanabe Tsuna fell into the Kitano Shrine, and the demoness flew to Atago with her hand cut off. When Watanabe Tsuna picked up the demoness's arm that he had cut off, he found that the arm, which had been white as snow, had turned black and white hairs had emerged like silver needles. I interpreted this story in my own way to create this wood carving. The floats paraded at Shinto festivals in this region are decorated with wood carvings, metal works, and embroideries depicting Japanese mythology, battles (mainly before the Edo period), and auspicious animals. Contact→ https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/contact/ Email→ [email protected] My woodcarving works are available for purchase on the following website. https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/web-storeworks/ To request a quote for wood carving production, please visit the URL below. https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/contact/ Website→ https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/ (English) Webshop→ https://en.mokuchotakaba.com/web-storeworks/ Instagram→ https://www.instagram.com/takaba_masayoshi/ X→ https://twitter.com/BachinM (Japanese language) #woodcarving #woodworking #woodart #art