An ivory netsuke of an oni. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 1034 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of an oni. Early 19th century

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An ivory netsuke of an oni. Early 19th century

The long-haired oni wearing a loin cloth kneels on a flat base in the shape of the character “kokoro” (heart) and polishes the surface with a baren.
Height 3.5 cm

The netsuke illustrates the proverb “kokoro o migaku” which means to cleanse/polish one's heart.

Provenienz

Purchased from Pollmer, Munich, August 1972
Coll. no. 913 (handwritten)