Netsuke: "no" demon mask of "ko-beshimi" type · Japan · ID: 3039269
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 5,5 cm
H: 2.2 inch
Description
wood (boxwood?), rich brown patina, ferocious facial features with wrathful puckered eyebrows and compressed lips, drilled pupils (probably once with inlay), engraved signature backside, beautiful used patina
Comparing literature
Jirka-Schmitz, Patrizia, Netsuke, Stuttgart 2000, p. 229