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Lot Essay
See R. Bushell, Netsuke Masks, Tokyo, 1985, nos. 20, 170, 218 and 335
Details
Five wood mask netsuke
19th Century
Comprising a mask netsuke of an old man with bulging eyes, signed Deme Fujiwara; a dark wood mask netsuke of the long-nosed Tengu with a lump on the forehead, signed Shakkaku; a mask netsuke of a smiling old man with wrinkled forehead, signed Deme Shokei; a mask netsuke of Buaku with large sunken eyes and exposing his upper teeth over his lower lip, signed Deme; and a mask netsuke of light wood of a demon with a spouting mouth, possibly representing an octopus, signed with kakihan
3.8 - 5.2 cm. long (5)
19th Century
Comprising a mask netsuke of an old man with bulging eyes, signed Deme Fujiwara; a dark wood mask netsuke of the long-nosed Tengu with a lump on the forehead, signed Shakkaku; a mask netsuke of a smiling old man with wrinkled forehead, signed Deme Shokei; a mask netsuke of Buaku with large sunken eyes and exposing his upper teeth over his lower lip, signed Deme; and a mask netsuke of light wood of a demon with a spouting mouth, possibly representing an octopus, signed with kakihan
3.8 - 5.2 cm. long (5)
Provenance
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