A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND AN ONI

£500 - £800 £6,930

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND AN ONI
EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The Demon Queller depicted standing, turning to the right as he holds a small demon by the hair, the oni writhing with pain; his long beard and sleeves swirling in the wind, and with his eyes inlaid in metal, 8.7cm.

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