Lot 84
A wood netsuke of an oni By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
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By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century
The small demon curled up beneath a large straw hat as beans rain down upon him on a Setsubun ceremony, the wood dark stained and four beans inlaid with boxwood, signed Masakazu. 3.2cm (1¼in).
The small demon curled up beneath a large straw hat as beans rain down upon him on a Setsubun ceremony, the wood dark stained and four beans inlaid with boxwood, signed Masakazu. 3.2cm (1¼in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 豆撒き 銘「正一」 19世紀
For a drawing of a similar example by Masakazu, see The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.426.