Sanshu tile, produced in the mid-Edo period, became 본격화 (full-scale) from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era, and has now grown into Japan's largest tile producing region, Aichi Prefecture's Nishimikawa region. Certified as a traditional craft in 2017. 《Genealogy of Onigane》 "Onigane" is a lineage connected to the founder of Yamamoto Onigawara, a prestigious family of Sanshu tile, and the first generation Saichi Yamamoto (Saichi Kamiya adopted into the Yamamoto family), and the Kamiya family, from which Saichi came. Saichi Yamamoto and Kinsaku Kamiya are uncle and nephew. Also, "Kichibei Yamamoto," who is said to be the founder of Sanshu Onigawara, is the younger brother of Saichi's adoptive grandfather. Kinsaku Kamiya (born in 1894) became a disciple of Yamamoto Onigawara and became independent around the age of 21, founding "Onigane" in 1915 (image 20). He is the first generation Onigane. The son of the first generation Onigane, Kinsaku Kamiya, is the second generation Onigane, Naoyuki Kamiya (born in 1918). The third generation Onigane went out of business. Professor Takashi Takahara of Aichi University, who has been researching oni-shi (tile artisans) for over 20 years and contributed to the registration of the traditional craft "Sanshu Onigawara Crafts," is detailed in his book "The World of Oni-shi." "It seems that Naoyuki was making tiles dreaming of realizing a world of beauty on the roofs of Japan." This Seven Lucky Gods is a work of the second generation Onigane, Naoyuki Kamiya (image 3), and was made in his later years (around the 1980s to the early 1990s). In image 19, other works of the second generation Onigane are shown for reference. The second generation Onigane, Naoyuki Kamiya, is said to have said the following, reflecting on his life: "Above all, I have been able to live a life dedicated to ceramics, tiles, and even oni-gawara." This is a handmade, one-of-a-kind piece by the second generation Onigane, who has sincerely devoted himself to tiles. Approximately 280,000 yen at the time of purchase. Everyone looks happy and has a good face(^^) It brings good luck and fortune. ◆Made of Sanshu tile Seven Lucky Gods Ornament ◆Size (approx.) Height: Maximum 33 cm Width: Base part 36 cm ◆Other conditions There is a chip-like area marked with a circle in image 17, but please understand that this is from the beginning. Also, the color of the product image may differ slightly from the actual product. The actual color is the same as the silver-gray of Sanshu tile. Oni mask, oni-gawara, housewarming gift, commemorative item, ornament, warding off evil, protection from misfortune Good luck charm, good fortune, Buddhism, shrine, temple, history, ancient history, art, Art, Japanese-style room, hanging scroll, calligraphy, pottery, antique Vintage, antique, household Shinto altar, mallet, Ebisu, Daikokuten Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Hotei, Fukurokuju, Jurōjin Hinduism, Taoism, Shinto, India, Saicho