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Three various wood mask netsuke, 19th century
Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- 5.1, 5.4 and 3.5cm., 2, 2 1/8 and 1 3/8 in.
the First of karasu tengu, the hawk-faced creature in well patinated boxwood, signed Deme Uman tenka-ichi; the Second of Kitsune, the large fox mask with loose lower jaw and gilt painted teeth and eyes, signed Haruuji; the Third of Okame, lacquered grey and brown, unsigned
Provenance
The First, W.L. Behrens collection
Albert Brockhaus collection
The Second, Raymond and Frances Bushell collection
Albert Brockhaus collection
The Second, Raymond and Frances Bushell collection
Exhibited
Eskenazi Ltd., June 1998