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by Yuka Morii
Clay sculpture
Spectral guardian of Hyūga households, invoked by generations of parents to maintain domestic order.
From the catalogue
A demon-like yokai from the folklore of Miyazaki City, Saito City, and surrounding areas. Parents would warn misbehaving children, "Gamojin is coming," to frighten them into behaving. Because it existed mainly as a figure used to scare children, no definite appearance has ever been recorded.