λ TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS

λ TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The first in red and black negoro lacquer, possibly depicting Shōjō; the other a cluster of nine masks, including Okame, Hannya and Okina, with minute details inlaid, 4.7cm and 4.4cm. (2)

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

Ivory Act 2018 exemption certificate, ref. QGWVHE51.