A very fine wood netsuke of a muscular oni, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 709 Dα

A very fine wood netsuke of a muscular oni, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1061 - Übersicht Köln
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
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A very fine wood netsuke of a muscular oni, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century

Crouching, almost rolled into a ball, and protecting his head from the shower of roasted beans thrown at him at setsubun. The single visible eye inlaid in bone, the beans of light brown wood with brown spots. Signed Masakazu.
Height 2.4 cm; length 3.5 cm

Provenienz

Christie's, Paris, 8.6.2010, lot 22