Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
λ A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY ARTICULATED KOBE TOY MEIJI PERIOD
λ A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY ARTICULATED KOBE TOY
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Carved as a bakemono, the monster with an articulated head and arm, holding a sceptre from which hangs a conical jewel in one hand and a walking cane in the other, sticking its tongue out and with two small fangs, 8.4cm.