A boxwood netsuke of oni washing his loin cloth. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 710 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of oni washing his loin cloth. 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 boxwood netsuke of oni washing his loin cloth. Mid-19th century

Squatting in front of a tub and pulling his tiger skin loincloth out from the water. Inscribed Tomokazu in an oval reserve.
Height 3.9 cm

The representation is a variant of the theme oni gyozui, oni washing himself, which symbolizes the cleansing oneself of evil.