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Nestuke, ivory. Japan, about 1800
A particularly powerful, quite solid rendition – not easily damaged. The mask from the lion dance shishimai, which is performed on New Year, here shows a primal expression. The man underneath (who could also be a boy) is holding it up with effort. Very effective contrast between vivid facial features and the shishi-monster with an enormous bite! Himotoshi on the back, the signature RYU-GYOKU (or “dragon pearl” in English) on the base.
HEIGHT 5,3 CM
From an old Munich collection