
Small Japanese ceramic red demon ornament - AKAONI -
Small Japanese ceramic red demon ornament - AKAONI - made in Japan
Decorative ornament representing a red demon (or red ogre).
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The Akaoni (赤 鬼), is a cournu demon or a red ogre made famous by the tale published in 1933: 『泣 い た 赤 鬼』 (Naita Aka-Oni) "The red ogre who was crying" by Hamada Hirosuke (浜 田 広 介 )
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