Bidspirit auction | Unryuan ”Demon Mask Manju” Lacquer

Unryuan ”Demon Mask Manju” Lacquer Netsuke 1992 - Unryuan (Kitamura Tatsuo) (Japanese, b. 1952). Lacquer manju decorated with hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a brilliant roiro ground. The Noh mask of Shikami in gold, red, and black lacquer. Nashiji interior with the himotoshi ringed in silver. Signature along the bottom. Carved ca. 1992. With a wooden tomobako. Provenance: Purchased from Barry Davies Oriental Art, London, August 31, 1993. Height: 1 in x diameter: 1 3/4 in. Condition: There are no chips, cracks, or breaks. The black lacquer to the right pupil of the mask is gone.