Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 947
Four Japanese wood mask netsuke 19th/20th century
Estimate £50 - £150 | Hammer £250
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Description
Four Japanese wood mask netsuke 19th/20th century, one carved as an oni with one metal eye and stained tongue, another as a demonic man grimacing, with traces of gold and red lacquer, and two others of men, their faces contorted with sadness, all unsigned, 7.4cm. (4)
Provenance: from the collection of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, and thence by descent.