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.
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