Project Description
Lacquer mask netsuke of Shojo, by Shigemitsu
Signed: Shigemitsu. 19th Century
4.1cm high
Provenance:
Peter E. Müller, Küsnacht
Literature:
Max Rutherston, “Japanese Masks, Peter E. Müller”, privately printed, 2017, no. 35
Information:
Since old Japanese horizontal inscriptions may be read in either direction, the signature may also read Mitsushige.
MR2328