An attractive ivory netsuke of Shôki subduing an oni. First half 19th century - image-1

Lot 1017 Dα

An attractive ivory netsuke of Shôki subduing an oni. First half 19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
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An attractive ivory netsuke of Shôki subduing an oni. First half 19th century

Holding a drawn sword, the successful demon queller Shôki has captured a large oni who lies prostrate on the ground, held down by Shôki’s foot and grabbed by one arm.
Height 5.7 cm

Provenienz

Through Grete Damm, Munich, March 1982
Coll. no. 536 (handwritten)