Netsuke: "no" demon mask "oni" · Japan · ID: 3039275
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 4,2 cm
H: 1.7 inch
Description
ivory, provided with horns and fangs, piercing gaze from drilled pupils, signature on the backside;
“oni” are “yokai” (“ogres”) from Japanese mythology.
The object Netsuke: “no” demon mask “oni” with the object ID 3039275 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 27 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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