A finely carved netsuke of an oni, by Sh?gyoku. Mid-19th centuryRolled up, hiding under a straw hat in order to avoid the beans thrown at him at the oni harai ceremony. The three seperately carved and inlaid beans of light wood. Signed Sh?gyoku.Length 3.5 cmProvenanceCollection William H. Smith (1853-1923), Framingham, Massachusetts, USADonated to the Framingham History Center, Massachusetts, USA (museum's inventory number 63.262 in red)Sold at Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, USA, 14.10.2017, lot 449 Oni setsubun. Holz. Sh?gyoku. Mitte 19. Jh.Sign.: Sh?gyokuUnter einem Strohhut kauernd und sich vor den Bohnen der oni harai-Zeremonie zu Setsubun schützend. Die drei separat geschnitzten Bohnen eingelegt aus hellem Holz.L 3,5 cmProvenienzSammlung William H. Smith (1853-1923), Framingham, Massachusetts, USASchenkung an das Framingham History Center, Massachusetts, USA (Inventarnummer 63.262 in rot)Versteigert bei Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, USA, 14.10.2017, Lot 449
