Project Description
Large Early Netsuke of Shōki and Oni
The demon queller grabbing the truant demon on his head by the buttocks The netsuke is carved from a paile boxwood originally covered in a dark superficial stain which has worn away except in unexposed crevices. Shōki’s eye pupils are inlays of wood
Unsigned. Late 18th century
Height: 11.6 cm
MR5173
