An amusing wood netsuke of Shôki and oni. 19th century - image-1

Lot 198 Dα

An amusing wood netsuke of Shôki and oni. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

An amusing wood netsuke of Shôki and oni. 19th century

Carved from a branch segment, the bark lacquered black, the inside showing Shôki and above him an oni, one himotôshi opening lined with silver and a crack clamped with two silver brackets.
Height 7.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, acquired from Offermann & Schmitz, Wuppertal