LG JAPANESE WOOD OKIMONO ADACHIGAHARA CANNIBALISTIC WITCH BY MASA NORI EDO 1850
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1662 | Age: EDO-MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 |
| Maker: SIGNED MASA NORI | Primary Material: WOOD |
| Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
Antique, interesting & finely carved Japanese wood Okimono sculpture - Edo-Meiji era, circa 1850
It is a RARE and wonderful depiction of Onibaba Adachigahara - a legendary demon-hag, a cannibalistic witch or goblin often depicted with a sword or a large kitchen knife preying over young children or maidens - according to folklore this creature took shape of an old woman with grotesque face and a long hair, wearing a necklace made of human teeth and feeding solely on human flesh.<...br>The large Okimono is expertly carved from a single, solid, heavy piece of wood, covered with lacquer (the long sword's blade is the only added part)
Great detail of the fearsome facial features and teeth, eyes are inlayed with black horn - it is wearing woven straw boots and holding a long sword, in one hand and the scabbard, in the other.
It is artist-signed with Japanese characters, on the bottom of the right leg - signature reads 'MASA NORI' - other leg is drilled at the bottom to allow pegging to a stand
The statue comes on a carved wood base / stand, decorated with gold lacquer and inset with a hard-stone ball at the center
Overall excellent, original condition with no losses or restoration - small split, on the belly - please view all detailed pictures
It measures overall 36 cm tall, on the stand - the carving alone is 33 cm tall x 9.5 cm wide x 20 cm deep including the sword - net weight for the carving alone is 917 grams
AGE & AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED
WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND DETAILED PICTURES SINCE WE ARE SELLING ANTIQUES AND NOT NEW OBJECTS, WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE MAY BE FLAWS THAT WE HAVE MISSED - PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY PROBLEM THAT CONCERNS YOU AND WE PROMISE TO WORK WITH YOU TO RESOLVE IT AT ANY COST AND TO YOUR SATISFACTION
about us
We are based in Paris France and deal mostly in Oriental art from China, Japan and India, we also deal in Islamic art and edged weapons and other fine antiques from Europe and around the world.Customer satisfaction is extremely important to us and we will always to our utmost effort to offer fine quality, genuine antiques - describe them well and be available to answer any question or address any problem.Please bid with confidence, we are in this business for over 30 years and hopefully for many more years to come - we work from passion and as collectors ourselves, we offer only genuine, investment quality items
It is a RARE and wonderful depiction of Onibaba Adachigahara - a legendary demon-hag, a cannibalistic witch or goblin often depicted with a sword or a large kitchen knife preying over young children or maidens - according to folklore this creature took shape of an old woman with grotesque face and a long hair, wearing a necklace made of human teeth and feeding solely on human flesh.<...br>The large Okimono is expertly carved from a single, solid, heavy piece of wood, covered with lacquer (the long sword's blade is the only added part)
Great detail of the fearsome facial features and teeth, eyes are inlayed with black horn - it is wearing woven straw boots and holding a long sword, in one hand and the scabbard, in the other.
It is artist-signed with Japanese characters, on the bottom of the right leg - signature reads 'MASA NORI' - other leg is drilled at the bottom to allow pegging to a stand
The statue comes on a carved wood base / stand, decorated with gold lacquer and inset with a hard-stone ball at the center
Overall excellent, original condition with no losses or restoration - small split, on the belly - please view all detailed pictures
It measures overall 36 cm tall, on the stand - the carving alone is 33 cm tall x 9.5 cm wide x 20 cm deep including the sword - net weight for the carving alone is 917 grams
AGE & AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED
WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND DETAILED PICTURES SINCE WE ARE SELLING ANTIQUES AND NOT NEW OBJECTS, WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE MAY BE FLAWS THAT WE HAVE MISSED - PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY PROBLEM THAT CONCERNS YOU AND WE PROMISE TO WORK WITH YOU TO RESOLVE IT AT ANY COST AND TO YOUR SATISFACTION
about us
We are based in Paris France and deal mostly in Oriental art from China, Japan and India, we also deal in Islamic art and edged weapons and other fine antiques from Europe and around the world.Customer satisfaction is extremely important to us and we will always to our utmost effort to offer fine quality, genuine antiques - describe them well and be available to answer any question or address any problem.Please bid with confidence, we are in this business for over 30 years and hopefully for many more years to come - we work from passion and as collectors ourselves, we offer only genuine, investment quality items
