Netsuke: "no" demon mask "tengu" ·  Japan · ID: 3039283

Description

wood, remains of red lacquer, nearly rectangular face with an extremely broad mouth, revealing the upper row of teeth, pupils and nostrils drilled, unsigned, abrasion of paint

The object Netsuke: “no” demon mask “tengu” with the object ID 3039283 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 32 achieved a sales price of EUR 250 with an asking price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Barker, Richard & Lawrence Smith, Netsuke, London 1976, p. 130, ill. 262