A small Edo school boxwood netsuke of Yorimasa killing the nue, by Ryûkei. Mid 19th century - image-1

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A small Edo school boxwood netsuke of Yorimasa killing the nue, by Ryûkei. Mid 19th century

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06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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A small Edo school boxwood netsuke of Yorimasa killing the nue, by Ryûkei. Mid 19th century

Subduing the monster which has the face of a monkey, the body of a tiger and a snake for a tail, by grabbing its neck and stabbing it with his short knife. The cord holes lined with bone, one of them stained green. Signed Ryûkei.
Height 2.9 cm