Lot 48 Dα

Three boxwood okimono of a pair of oni and a Nio. Late 19th century

a) Both oni seated and making music, one beating the base of a sake bucket with a stick like a drum, one stick lost, the other plays the sign post with the character geba (dismounting) like a shamisen using a rice paddle as a plectrum, both signed Rokkô. The eye pupils of horn. The first oni with a crack, and b) a muscular Niô with a vajra. Damaged and restored. (3)
Height 7.5 cm and 8 cm; b) 10.7 cm