Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2024
Lot 399
THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MASKS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
The first carved as the ferocious witch Hannya, signed Gyokuseki at the back, 4.6cm; the two others Okame masks, one depicted in a woven scoop, signed Gyokuzan, 3.7cm, the other typically modelled smiling, signed Chikuzan, 4.1cm. (3)
Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.