A FINE LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF OKAMEUnsigned, lacquered wood mask netsukeJapan, late 19th/ early 20th centuryPublished: Illustrated in 'Japanese Masks- Peter E. Mueller' by Max Rutherston (2017), no. 112The wood lacquered in beautiful gold lacquer, her hair lacquered in shimmering roiro-nuri, the hair executed with finely incised lines, some strands of loose hair in the front in red and black lacquer. The reverse with dense and attractive nashiji. HEIGHT 4.8 CMCondition: Very good conditionProvenance: Peter E. Mueller Japanese Mask Collection