A Kyoto school boxwood netsuke of a shishimai mask. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 705 Dα

A Kyoto school boxwood netsuke of a shishimai mask. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)
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A Kyoto school boxwood netsuke of a shishimai mask. Late 18th/early 19th century

The square-shaped head with bulging eyes and flat nose covered all over with hair tufts and locks, the lower jaw opens downward to reveal a tongue and an upper and lower row of teeth. Inscribed Minko with kaô.
Height 3.5 cm; length 4.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany (sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 12./13.11.2008, lot 1085)