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SEVEN WOOD NETSUKE OF 'NOH' MASKS AND SKULLS Japan, late Edo/Meiji era, 19th/20th century (7)
SEVEN WOOD NETSUKE OF 'NOH' MASKS AND SKULLS Japan, late Edo/Meiji era, 19th/20th century The three skulls, signed Jiro; Masakazu; and Masatsugu; and three of the four masks, signed Tamamatsu; Masakazu; and Jiro. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) height of tallest mask (7). Footnotes: Provenance: Collection of Col. Dean S. Hartley, Jr., USMC (1920-2010), by descent to the present owner. Col. Hartley was a scholar who published several articles on Asian art and, with his wife, Roth Hartley, collected Asian works of art from the mid-1950s until 2001. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
SEVEN WOOD NETSUKE OF 'NOH' MASKS AND SKULLS Japan, late Edo/Meiji era, 19th/20th century The three skulls, signed Jiro; Masakazu; and Masatsugu; and three of the four masks, signed Tamamatsu; Masakazu; and Jiro. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) height of tallest mask (7). Footnotes: Provenance: Collection of Col. Dean S. Hartley, Jr., USMC (1920-2010), by descent to the present owner. Col. Hartley was a scholar who published several articles on Asian art and, with his wife, Roth Hartley, collected Asian works of art from the mid-1950s until 2001. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing