Muscular oni rolled in a ball trying to protect himself from beans thrown during setsubun festival. boxwood. single eye visible inlaid in gold colored metal. signed on bottom left buttock in reserved area. three beans inlaid in lighter boxwood. no chips or cracks.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Mythological

Material:

Wood

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Masakazu

Provenance/Owner:

Gertrude Papp (Papp collection) and current owner F. Timmerman

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

22mm mm

Width:

25mm mm

Depth:

30mm mm

ID number:

520