Ivory gigaku mask netsuke of a tengu, Osaka school

Osaka school, late 18th to early 19th century

Height: 4 cm

Length: 4.1 cm

 

The mask of the tengu shows a fearsome expression, with a long beak curving downwards, the eyes inlaid with large dark horn pupils. The back carved with a simulated wood grain.

CITES certificate for ivory artwork.

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(Inv. #3054)

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