TWO WOOD NETSUKE
TWO WOOD NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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TWO WOOD NETSUKE
Edo Period (19th Century)
A wood netsuke of two revellers kneeling and wrestling on the ground, signed Shuzan, and another of a mask carver sitting and grimacing to imitate the Kyogen mask of usofuki [liar] he is carving, signed Masayuki with a kao
1in.(4.3cm) and 1in.(4.3cm) high respectively (2)

拍品專文

This type of mask depicts a face with one eye closed and the lips pursed into a sideways whistle, and was used variously to represent scarecrows, insect spirits and even vegetables.