SATO-KAGURA DANCER

A wood netsuke of a comic dancer wearing an eboshi and ivory Hyottoko mask and holding an ivory fan. On his back hangs a large shishimai dance mask, with movable jaw and ivory details.
Signature on mother of pearl tablet. Tokyo school.

Category:
Netsuke
Subcategory:
-
Subject:
Figural
Material:
Wood
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
SHUNSAI ( Chikuyuken )
Provenance/Owner:
E.W. Coll
Signed:
signed
Type:
Katabori
Height:
4.6cm mm
Width:
1.8cm mm
Depth:
2.4cm mm
ID number:
1110

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