Lot Essay
For another large wood study of the same subject in the M. T. Hindson Collection, see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, (London, 1982), no. 1177, p. 395
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The Tony & Johanna Oey Collection of Netsuke
A Large Wood Netsuke of Shoki and an Oni
Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
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A Large Wood Netsuke of Shoki and an Oni
Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
The large model of Shoki the Demon Queller holding his sword and with a fierce expression, his left hand reaching up to catch an oni by the hand which has mischievously climbed onto his broad-rimmed hat, the oni’s horns inlaid with pale cow horn
11.4 cm. high
Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
The large model of Shoki the Demon Queller holding his sword and with a fierce expression, his left hand reaching up to catch an oni by the hand which has mischievously climbed onto his broad-rimmed hat, the oni’s horns inlaid with pale cow horn
11.4 cm. high
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