Large wood mask netsuke of Okame

Large wood mark netsuke of Okame by Shumin 

Signed ‘Shumin saku,’ polished darkfruit, 19th Century

8.6cm high

Provenance: 

Peter E. Müller, Küsnacht

Literature: 

Max Rutherston, “Japanese Masks, Peter E. Müller”, privately printed, 2017, no. 118

Matthew Barton sale, 6th June 2018, lot 148

MR2367