AN IVORY NETSUKE OF OKAME WITH TENGU MASK BY GYOKUZAN
Ivory netsukeJapan, Tokyolate 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)A suggestive netsuke depicting the Shinto goddess Okame lifting a cloth revealing a phallic long-nosed tengu mask. Himotoshi through the back and underside, where the signature GYOKUZAN can be found.HEIGHT 3.8 CMConditon: Good, complete conditionProvenance: Collection of Sam Felton with CITES permit no. 18US59513C/9