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TWO IKI NINGYO OKIMONO MASKS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each representing a male personage from
everyday life during the Edo period, each
carved of wood covered in gesso and pigment
and finished with inset hair, glass eyes and
teeth of inlaid bone, one with his face bearing
a pained expression and his hair tied up in a
topknot, 20cm x 10.5cm (7 7/8in x 4 1/8in);
the second wearing a cap and staring ahead,
each mounted on a detachable unrelated
custom-made metal stand;
13cm x 11.1cm (5 1/8in x 4 3/8in). (2).

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY440,000 - 580,000
US$3,900 - 5,200

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