Netsuke: "Mask "okina" of an old man ·  Japan · ID: 3039274

Description

wood, middle brown patina, small remains of red pigment, movable jaw, hanging lids, ornamental wrinkles, unsigned, abrasion of patina;
“okina” masks take their origin from the traditional “Genryu” style of “no” play called “Dance of Monkeys” and they feature movable jaw and eyebrows.

The object Netsuke: “Mask “okina” of an old man with the object ID 3039274 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 39 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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