Zemanek-Münster

Netsuke: "Mask "okina" of an old man

Japan
sold EUR 150
Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
H: 4 cm
H: 1.6 inch

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.


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