LOT 296 AN IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF AN ONI SCRUBBING SHOKI…
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AN IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF AN ONI SCRUBBING SHOKI…AN IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF AN ONI SCRUBBING SHOKI’S SHOES ATTRIBUTED TO GYOKUZANUnsigned, attributed to Gyokuzan, ivory okimono-netsukeJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)An intricately carved okimono-netsuke depicting an oni, with a painfully hard-working expression, scrubbing the very large pointed shoes of the demon queller Shoki with a long brush. The shoes are finely carved and incised with cloud patterns. Next to the shoes are a bucket filled with water and a knife. The carving is incredibly detailed, such as the clothes of the oni with metal inlay in the back. Unsigned, however attributed to Gyokuzan.LENGTH 6.1 cmProvenance: British private collection.Condition: Excellent condition.Auction comparison: Compare to a very similar ivory netsuke by Gyokuzan offered at Bonhams, Fine Asian Art, 10 November 2003, London, lot 626.
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