Otafuku / Okame Mask size60 Traditional Wooden Japanese Shishimai Gashira

Traditional Wooden Japanese Shishimai Gashira

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Traditional Japanese Agyo Mask

Otafuku / Okame Mask size60 Traditional Wooden Japanese Shishimai GashiraTraditional Iron Japanese Otafuku Okame Mask Description Okame (), Otafuku () is a popular figure in folk tales and paired with a male caricature called Hyottoko and podgy cheeks. With her ribald and good hearted nature, she spreads a smile whenever she appears. Okame and her husband, Hyottoko, are a lucky item for happy couples. Both are worshipped together in Novembers Tori no ichi (Cock Market) festival where their masks are worn and people have