GRIMACING ONI

Details
GRIMACING ONI
Colored cypress wood, unsigned
19th Century
4 7/8 in. (12.1 cm.) high, old nicks and wear, one horn restored

Lot Essay

This type of material, size, subject and method of staining is sometimes attributed to works by Shuzan Yoshimura. Here the oni grimaces as he ties his fundoshi (breech cloth).