This is a Sasano Ittobori, a specialty of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. According to local legend, it has been passed down as a fire talisman and lucky charm since the founding of Sasano Kannon-do Temple, which is said to have been founded in 806 ( the first year of the Daidō era), and is said to have a tradition dating back more than 1,000 years Traditional craftsmen carefully carve each piece of "Koshiabura" wood using only a single blade called a "Sarukiri". Representative examples are the painted "Chicken", "Sekirei" and "Takapoppo". The famous Yonezawa feudal lord Uesugi Yozan, who is famous for saying "If you try, it will be done. If you don't try, nothing will be done. If it doesn't get done, it's because people don't do it," recommended "frugality and diligence for financial reform." If you get up early like a chicken and have prosperous descendants like a Sekirei, your stipend will also rise. This comes from the story, and it has been loved as a lucky charm in this diligent region.
