Netsuke: "no" demon mask, probably "hannya" type
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81st Tribal Art AuctionNetsuke: "no" demon mask, probably "hannya" type
Japan
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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German Private Collection | H: 2 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood (boxtree?), reddish brown patina, black pigment, with horns and drilled pupils, unsigned, abrasion of paint
Barker, Richared & Lawrence Smith, Netsuke, London 1976, p. 130, ill. 264