Ivory, delicately carved with partly golden-yellow patina. Mask of an old man with a friendly smile, strong eyebrows and goatee; darkly accentuated deep wrinkles on the forehead and cheeks. H.3.5cm. Signed: H?jitsu, cf. MCI p. 168, T?ky?, 1790-1873, who also mentions masks. Condition A.
Provenance: -Old collection no. 771.
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