THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS

THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The first carved as the ferocious witch Hannya, signed Gyokuseki at the back, 4.6cm; the two others Okame masks, one depicted in a woven scoop, signed Gyokuzan, 3.7cm, the other typically modelled smiling, signed Chikuzan, 4.1cm. (3)

Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.