{"product_id":"sealed-oni","title":"SEALED ONI \/\/ 封印の鬼","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome spirits can't be kept close until they've been bound. The Sealed Oni is one of them. It has a skull lacquered in black, a deep red face, golden horns and eyes and, on its forehead, a seal: the mark of something that had to be contained before it could be kept.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA braided black cord hangs below, knotted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt isn't decoration. It's a boundary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Shinto shrines, a braided rope called a shimenawa separates the everyday world from the sacred. It's tied around trees, rocks and gates to show that something different lives there. And paper talismans called ofuda were placed over whatever must not wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sealed Oni brings both together. Whatever lives inside this mask has been recognized, named and placed in your care. \u003cem\u003eYou don't fear what's inside. You're the one who keeps it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's not a costume.\u003c\/strong\u003e It's high-density resin with a glossy black skull and a deep red face, painted so every relief has depth. The horns and eyes are gold and shift with the light. The braided black cord with a tassel hangs below the chin and moves with the air in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many, it's the most elegant piece in the collection: the one that looks the oldest, the most ceremonial, the most like it came from a temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's not a mask you hide. It's one you guard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-density resin, detailed painted finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack lacquered skull and deep red face\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHorns\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForehead\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCarved seal with gold detail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCord\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBraided black cord with hand-knotted tassel, included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInterior\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmooth finish with adjustable strap, to display or wear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid: it feels like a collector's piece, not a toy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDisplay\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang; the cord falls naturally\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to display it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHang it on the wall and let the cord fall freely: it's part of the piece. It works especially well above a low cabinet, a bed or a console table, where the tassel stays in view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you'd rather stand it on a shelf, gather the cord to one side so the seal on the forehead shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe seal faces out. What it guards stays in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yorumen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61279020974414,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1092\/0260\/4366\/files\/image_3.webp?v=1792410098","url":"https:\/\/yorumen.com\/products\/sealed-oni","provider":"Yorumen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}