An amusing wood netsuke of an oni and Shôki, by Chikusai. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 287 Dα

An amusing wood netsuke of an oni and Shôki, by Chikusai. Second half 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 1.125 € (incl. premium)

An amusing wood netsuke of an oni and Shôki, by Chikusai. Second half 19th century

A long-haired oni wearing a tiger skin loincloth crawls over a large basket and looks down through two holes at Shôki who lies prostrate underneath, his sword piercing the basket. The buttons of black horn, the oni’s horns of bone (possibly replaced).
Height 2.9 cm; width 4.2 cm