Oni at Setsubun

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

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