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Japanese bone netsuke of Hikoshichi witch, face turn

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Japanese bone netsuke of Hikoshichi witch, face turn

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Description

Japananese bone netsuke of Hikoshichi witch, face turns. Signed.
2 1/4" high

(From the woodblockprints.org site):Omori Hikoshichi (lived about 1340), a vassal of Shogun Ashikaga Takaugi (1305-58), offered to assist a beautiful maiden on her way to a celebration of his victory of Emperor Go Daigo (reigned 1319-38). As he gallantly carried her across a stream, Omori glanced at her reflection in the water and saw that she had turned into a witch, whereupon he slew her with his sword.

Quoted from: Netsuke: Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Barbra Teri Okada, 1982, p. 32.It should be noted that there are numerous, divergent variations of this tale and that the woman did not necessarily turn into a 'witch' but already was one revealed only through her reflection.In another variation Ōmori Hikoshichi offers his assistance "...but once in the water [he] feels her becoming heavier and heavier with each step. When he turns to look at her he realizes that she has changed into a demon that now tries to stab him. He overpowers her and she then confesses that she wished to exact revenge for the death of her father Kusunoki Masashige, who had recently committed suicide after being defeated in a battle with the Ashikaga." (Text by Henk J. Herwig)

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Good condition overall

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Japanese bone netsuke of Hikoshichi witch, face turn

Name: Japanese bone netsuke of Hikoshichi witch, face turn
SKU: 97284471
Price: 175 USD
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