18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
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Three ivory and two wood netsuke
18th and 19th Century
Of Raijin standing among clouds holding a stupa, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Hidemasa; an oni crouching on top of a battered kasa, eyes inlaid in horn; an oni seated and weeping on the severed arm of the powerful demon of the Rasho gate, eye inlaid in horn, with signature Masatomo; an oni trying to avoid beans which are being thrown at him by hiding under a kasa, with signature Ittan and kao; and an oni calculating on a soroban, eyes inlaid in horn
1 5/8in. (4.8cm.) high, 1½in. (3.7cm.) diam., 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) diam., 1 7/8in. (5cm.) long and 1½in. (3.8cm.) high respectively (5)
18th and 19th Century
Of Raijin standing among clouds holding a stupa, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Hidemasa; an oni crouching on top of a battered kasa, eyes inlaid in horn; an oni seated and weeping on the severed arm of the powerful demon of the Rasho gate, eye inlaid in horn, with signature Masatomo; an oni trying to avoid beans which are being thrown at him by hiding under a kasa, with signature Ittan and kao; and an oni calculating on a soroban, eyes inlaid in horn
1 5/8in. (4.8cm.) high, 1½in. (3.7cm.) diam., 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) diam., 1 7/8in. (5cm.) long and 1½in. (3.8cm.) high respectively (5)