THREE JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE

THREE JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Two in wood, the first depicting Okame, the Goddess of Mirth with her mouth slightly open as she laughs; the other carved as Usofuki grimacing, signed Hidemitsu at the back; the third in negoro-style red lacquer, modelled as a cluster of masks depicting a variety of figures including an oni, a tengu and the fox Inari, 4.1cm max. (3)