Set including five netsuke and an okimono, Japan, 19th - 20th century- Wooden netsuke depicting in miniature a mask of Okame, signed Gyokusho - 玉松. H. 4,2 cm. - Wooden Netsuke representing in miniature a mask of Hannya. H. : 5,1 cm. - Wooden netsuke with inlaid eyes representing in miniature a grimacing mask with a blunt nose in the style of Hanakobuhakujô. Two himotoshi inside the mask. Signed Gyokuzan - 玉山. H. : 4,9 cm. - Wooden netsuke representing in miniature a Hotei mask. Signed Kochu - 宏中. H. : 4,3 cm (Hole at the top of the skull). - Wooden netsuke representing a demon mask called Kijin. Signed Kogyoku - 光玉. H. : 4,4 cm. One himotoshi on top and another one inside. - Small boxwood okimono representing a mask of Kagura, a man grimacing and sticking his tongue out. It is signed in gold inside Masaharu - 正晴. H. : 5 cm.

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