Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1198
THREE JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
THREE JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Two in wood, the first depicting Okame, the Goddess of Mirth with her mouth slightly open as she laughs; the other carved as Usofuki grimacing, signed Hidemitsu at the back; the third in negoro-style red lacquer, modelled as a cluster of masks depicting a variety of figures including an oni, a tengu and the fox Inari, 4.1cm max. (3)