NETSUKE: SITTING ONI.
Japan. Edo period. Mid-19th c.

Ivory; finely and detailed carved with dark accentuated details. Beautiful; golden-yellow patina. Oni with one horn; sitting with his face twisted in pain; holding his bottom with his right hand. The one-horned devil is very rare and does not have its own name. Height 3cm; width 3.2cm. Signed: Hirotada; cf. MCI p. 155-56. Condition B/C. Loss on the back foot and veil.

Provenance:
-Collection Karl M. Schwarz; ill. Netsuke Subjects Addendum; 2001; no. A 31.
-Collection Caskell no. G438.

Please note that objects made of ivory; rhinoceros horn and turtle shell; due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.
Art trade; Van Ham.