How Demon Face Tile is made. Sacred Japanese crafts created by Demon master.

The Story of Ceramics and Porcelain
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Iwatsuki Onigawara
7-3-43 Tadomachi, Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
https://www.garock.info/
Filming cooperation:
Kouzan Temple
18 Nishiin Takayamajicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Roof construction Kato Kenzai Co., Ltd.
Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture
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I'm going to use glue instead of water.
The clay and the clay stick together easily when you put a kisu on it.
It's important to make sure that it doesn't come off even if you change it over time.
It's an important part.
Put the parts on like this.
Sometimes I drop it the other way around and I don't know what I'm doing.
I dropped this one.
It was the other way around.
I have to drop this one.
It doesn't fit.
When I try to fix it, it fits here.
This is what I got.
It's always the same when you put it on.
Put a kisu on it.
By doing this, the clay on the top and the clay on the bottom will stick together and it will be difficult to remove.
Soft clay sticks together, but hard clay doesn't.
Apply pressure and stick it together.
I'm going to put clay here again.
It's an important point.
This will be the base of the kisu.
Remove the excess clay and fix the parts that are not enough.
I got that one.
Soft clay and hard clay don't mix, so if you leave it for a day until it gets used to it, it will have a fairly even height.
The roofing wiper sticks to the roof here and here.
If it's spiky here, it can cause scratches on your hands or tear your gloves.
It's hard to work with.
This is a preventative measure.
The face is here and the roof is here.
The copper wire comes out and it's like this.
That's right.
It's like this.
I'm pulling it with a 5mm or a huge bundle of clay.
It's important to stick it together so that it doesn't fall off.
In the old days, there was probably only copper wire.
Even so, I've been holding it for 100 years.
There are times when there is a wind or a typhoon on the way, so I reinforce it on the way.
Okay, it's done.
I'll put it around here.
I used to be a nurse.
After I got married, I had a lot of things to do.
Can I talk about that?
No?
No, not really.
Not really?
No, not really.
The reason I did it was because when I was thinking of getting married, my husband's company went bankrupt.
I asked him what he was going to do, and he said he was going to do Onigawara again.
I thought I might be able to help.
So I thought I'd give it a try.
At that point, I had a choice to say goodbye to him.
I had a choice to push the rear car from behind.
So I chose to push the rear car from behind.
I thought it would be great if I could make such a big Onigawara by myself someday.
I thought it was amazing.
It's a job that will last for 100 years.
It's a job that will lead us to the future after we die.
I thought it was a great job.
Even if a man doesn't make Onigawara, he has the same power.
I couldn't say that when I first made Onigawara.
There are still a few people who make Onigawara in shrines and shrines.
For example, in the Sumo arenas, women aren't allowed to go out.
So I had been a black kid for 10 years.
It's like a burden.
And then,
the roof shop
knew about it.
So,
it's no problem
that I made it.
So,
the woman said,
I made it.
But,
we might have been
reluctant to do so.
Around here,
I need to emphasize
I need to make
a powerful face.
So,
I need to make
a strong impression
I need to emphasize
the glare.
the glare
I need to emphasize
the glare.
I have to put the material on the ground.
I have to change
the position of the door.
What about
the temperature
for one hour?
Can you check
for one hour?
The work of Onishi is to bring down the old Onigawara when the temple is being repaired.
The old Onigawara has come to our Onigawara shop to make the new Onigawara in the same way.
The work of Onishi is to bring down the old Onigawara when the temple is being repaired.
The Onigawara from 100 or 200 years ago are often written on the side of the Onigawara.
For example, the date of birth of the Onigawara is written on the side of the Onigawara.
We look at the Onigawara and think that it is an old Onigawara.
We make Onigawara while looking at the Onigawara.
We make Onigawara while thinking about what people ate and what kind of life they had while making Onigawara.
We imagine what kind of memories they had while making Onigawara.
The Onigawara we make is the work of Onishi.
I feel romance in such a place.
When I go to a shrine or a temple on the roof, I rarely see Onigawara.
However, there are Onigawara with the face of a demon, plants and animals on the roof.
There are various kinds of Onigawara on the roof.
We aim to make Onigawara that is loved by everyone.
We develop products that can be loved by everyone.
We are thinking about new developments.
