Antique Japanese Bovine Bone Trick Mask Netsuke Joge-e Two Way Picture Man/Oni
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Type: Mask Netsuke (Mennetsuke) or Trick Netsuke (Karakuri)
Material: Bovine Bone
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1-5/8" long (4.13 cm), 1-3/8" wide (3.5 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Cape Coral, FL, 10 MAY 2014
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear. Crack to himotoshi bar
Subject: Funny mask netsuke of a man which when flipped, appears to resemble a cat or an Oni (demon/devil/ogre yokai) with it's tongue sticking out. These two-way manga or ukiyo-e pictures, called Joge-e, were popular in Japan during the Meiji Period. From wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dge-e):
Joge-e (上下絵) are special playful images that were often created in the Meiji era in Japan. These images can be viewed from the top, or the bottom. Each viewing angle enables the viewer to see a different image.
Also: http://pinktentacle.com/2008/04/joge-e-two-way-pictures/
Location:
Antique Japanese Bovine Bone Trick Mask Netsuke Joge-e Two Way Picture Man/Oni
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See also:
Type: Mask Netsuke (Mennetsuke) or Trick Netsuke (Karakuri)
Material: Bovine Bone
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1-5/8" long (4.13 cm), 1-3/8" wide (3.5 cm)
Weight: 0.2 oz (7 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Cape Coral, FL, 10 MAY 2014
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear. Crack to himotoshi bar
Subject: Funny mask netsuke of a man which when flipped, appears to resemble a cat or an Oni (demon/devil/ogre yokai) with it's tongue sticking out. These two-way manga or ukiyo-e pictures, called Joge-e, were popular in Japan during the Meiji Period. From wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dge-e):
Joge-e (上下絵) are special playful images that were often created in the Meiji era in Japan. These images can be viewed from the top, or the bottom. Each viewing angle enables the viewer to see a different image.
Also: http://pinktentacle.com/2008/04/joge-e-two-way-pictures/
Location:
Antique Japanese Bovine Bone Trick Mask Netsuke Joge-e Two Way Picture Man/Oni