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Lot 579 Dα

A gigaku-type wood mask netsuke. 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 400 € - 500 €
Result: 1.875 € (incl. premium)

A gigaku-type wood mask netsuke. 19th century

A demon with fangs visible in the slightly open jaws. Probably Tagayasan wood with its distinctive grain. According to the inscription on the wide bridge, from a set of thirty masks. Very finely carved and polished.
Height 3.4 cm

According to the inscription one mask out of a set of 30 from the Hôryûji temple in Nanbu (Nanbu Hôryûji gigakumen sanjû uchi ... ichi men).

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921)