Lot Essay
The netsuke celebrates the lunar New Year festival Setsubun when evil is driven from the home with a pelting of beans.
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OKAME PELTING ONI AT NEW YEAR
Ivory manju netsuke with metal kuro-mame "black beans", signed Koichi with kakihan
Mid 19th Century
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) diameter, age cracks
Ivory manju netsuke with metal kuro-mame "black beans", signed Koichi with kakihan
Mid 19th Century
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) diameter, age cracks