Netsuke - Wood - Netsuke representing an oni 鬼 (demon) hiding in a portable stove - Setsubun - Japan - Mid 19th century
Netsuke - Wood - Netsuke representing an oni 鬼 (demon) hiding in a portable stove - Setsubun - Japan - Mid 19th century ONI WITH BOX Oni hiding in a box. In Japan, Oni are often depicted sheltering from the rain of sacred beans. They are thus humorously portrayed fleeing hastily and hiding under a hat, a lid, a boulder, or, as in this case, in a box. A specimen referring to this legend is published in ‘Netsuke’ by N. Davey, page 156, no. 465. From a private collection.
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Netsuke - Wood - Netsuke representing an oni 鬼 (demon) hiding in a portable stove - Setsubun - Japan - Mid 19th century ONI WITH BOX Oni hiding in a box. In Japan, Oni are often depicted sheltering from the rain of sacred beans. They are thus humorously portrayed fleeing hastily and hiding under a hat, a lid, a boulder, or, as in this case, in a box. A specimen referring to this legend is published in ‘Netsuke’ by N. Davey, page 156, no. 465. From a private collection.
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