Okame mask. Boxwood. 18th century  - image-1

Lot 508 Dα

Okame mask. Boxwood. 18th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

Okame mask. Boxwood. 18th century

Signed on the partly broad and curved bridge: Shumin
An Okame mask, smiling cheerfully and slightly mischievously. Boxwood, very carefully carved, polished and engraved.
Height 4.1 cm

Provenance

Collection Bill und Betty Parker, Tokyo
Private colelction, Rhineland, acquired ati Klefisch, Cologne, 24.6.1995, lot 315

Literature

Compare the signature In: Reikichi, N. 1059, probably the student of Shugetsu I., known for his mask netsuke