◆ Rare out-of-print item, unused, with original box/instruction manual, from the 1970s! Wooden folk art "Kumasomask" from southern Kyushu, artist-made (Kajima), 9.5cm tall, 8.5cm wide, 5cm deep. ● Comes with the original box and instruction manual from the time. The artist's name "Kajima" is inscribed on the back of the Kumasomask. Unfortunately, these are no longer made. ● 【Condition】 Although it shows its age, it is in beautiful condition as it is unused, with no noticeable damage. (Please judge from the photos.) ● Size: 9.5cm tall, 8.5cm wide, 5cm deep. ● 【Description of Kumasomask】 The Kumaso were people who appear in Japanese mythology (Kiki), based in the country of Soshi (also known as Takehibetsu/Kumaso Country), which was located in present-day southern Kyushu, and who resisted the Yamato Imperial Court. It is also a general term for the region itself. In the "Kojiki," they are written as Kumaso, and in the "Nihon Shoki," they are written as Kumaso. In the "Fudoki of Chikuzen Province," the combined name Kuma Zotoba appears, and some believe this is the same as Kumaso.