Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 828
TWO JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE
Estimate £250 - £350
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Description
TWO JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY,
Both carved as Okame, the Goddess of Mirth depicted smiling, with dimples on her cheeks; the first signed Kunimitsu and the other unsigned; 4.3cm and 4.8cm respectively. (2)
Provenance: both from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller; the first numbered no.107, the other no.106.