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unsigned wood netsuke
18th century
repentant oni and gong
height 2 3/4 in., 7.1 cm
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he stands clad in the robes and geta of a temple attendant with an umbrella strapped to his back, his downturned mouth is open for chanting as he keeps time with his hammer and gong; the eyes inlaid in dark horn, unsigned
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Published:
Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art, Scholten Japanese Art, New York, August 2001, no. 62
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$7,000
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