An Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishmai drummer, by Masayuki. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 555 Dα

An Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishmai drummer, by Masayuki. Second half 19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

An Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishmai drummer, by Masayuki. Second half 19th century

The drummer sits with a huge shishi mask, his face visible in its open mouth, the mask cloth covering the upper part of his body, beating a drum with two strikers. One cord hole lined with green-stained bone. Signed Hôjusai Masayuki with kaô.
Height 3.4 cm