Lot 558 Dα

A boxwwod netsuke of an oni in a portable heater, by Masayuki. Mid-19th century

Fleeing from the ritual bean throwing (oni harai) at the spring equinox (setsubun), the muscular oni hides in an anka, his arm reaching out from one hole of the box, his face visible from the wood grain.
Height 2.4 cm; length 3.7 cm