A wood mask netsuke Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922 Carved as...
A wood mask netsuke
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922
Carved as a Gigaku mask, painted in reddish-brown pigment over black, signed on the reverse on a horizontal bar Tessai to (Carved by Tessai) and with a kao
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the outside Gigaku-men (Gigaku mask), the interior of the cover dated mizunoe-inu (1922)
1 1/4in (3cm) high
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A wood mask netsuke
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1922
Carved as a Gigaku mask, painted in reddish-brown pigment over black, signed on the reverse on a horizontal bar Tessai to (Carved by Tessai) and with a kao
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the outside Gigaku-men (Gigaku mask), the interior of the cover dated mizunoe-inu (1922)
1 1/4in (3cm) high
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