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JAPAN 1910 MEIJI PERIOD NETSUKE OF DEVIL ONI CARVED FROM BOXWOOD RARE PERFECT

$ 208.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • California Prop 65 Warning: NONE
  • Type: Netsuke
  • Condition: EXCELLENT CONDITION
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Age: 1910
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Maker: MEIJI PERIOD
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Color: Brown

    Description

    BEAUTIFUL WOOD
    NETSUKE
    FROM JAPAN
    .
    AWESOME PIECE CREATED DURING THE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), AROUND THE 1910. IS THE DETAILED FIGURE OF THE MYTHOLOGYCAL OGGER
    DEVIL ONI
    CARRYING A HAT, CARVED FROM NATURAL BOXWOOD. THE CRAFTMANSHIP IS EXCEPTIONAL WITH EXTREME DETAILS. IS SUITED AT THE BASE WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC HOLES TO BE ATTACHED TO THE
    OJIME
    BALL AND THE
    INRO
    BOX.
    THE DEVIL
    ONI
    IS CROUCHING UNDER A LARGE STRAW HAT. THE ONI SHELTERS FROM THE BEANS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN AT IT DURING THE ONI YARAI EXORCISM CEREMONY AT SETSUBUN. SETSUBUN IS NOW HELD ON THE 3RD FEBRUARY AT THE BEGINNING OF SPRING. ON THE HAT THE BEANS ARE INLAID WITH GOLD. SIGNATURE ENGRAVED UNDERSIDE.
    THIS PIECE HAVE A MEASURES OF 35 mm BY 48 mm BY 33 mm AND HAVE A WEIGHT OF 14.9 Grams.
    VERY NICE
    NETSUKE
    IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION WITH THE ANTIQUE PATINA INTACT..
    INVENTORY REF: P0000FOEK/.1111