VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A WOOD NETSUKE
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A WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Formed as a amusing group of three children playing hide and seek beside a tsuitate (stationary screen), one seated holding his hands over his eyes, one standing gesturing with both hands against the third boy, wearing a demon mask, who has moved around to the back of the screen about to surprise them, the screen carved in low relief with a tiger on one side and a dragon on the other, engraved details--1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Formed as a amusing group of three children playing hide and seek beside a tsuitate (stationary screen), one seated holding his hands over his eyes, one standing gesturing with both hands against the third boy, wearing a demon mask, who has moved around to the back of the screen about to surprise them, the screen carved in low relief with a tiger on one side and a dragon on the other, engraved details--1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high