Three wood figure netsuke
Three wood figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The first a woman, naked to the waist, seated as she leans to a shallow tub and combs her long hair, her eyes, comb and towel inlaid, signed Miwa with a seal, 3.1cm (1¼in) high; the second in okimono style, an oni (demon) seated in a tub with one knee raised, holding a cloth in both hands and washing himself, inscribed Koho, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; the third in okimono style, a man seated in a tub with a stern expression as an oni (demon) washes him, the oni's horns inlaid and the cord holes ringed with bone, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) high. (3).
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Three wood figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The first a woman, naked to the waist, seated as she leans to a shallow tub and combs her long hair, her eyes, comb and towel inlaid, signed Miwa with a seal, 3.1cm (1¼in) high; the second in okimono style, an oni (demon) seated in a tub with one knee raised, holding a cloth in both hands and washing himself, inscribed Koho, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; the third in okimono style, a man seated in a tub with a stern expression as an oni (demon) washes him, the oni's horns inlaid and the cord holes ringed with bone, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) high. (3).