HIROSHI ASAOKA: A CONTEMPORARY WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI SEARCHING FOR AN ONI OJIME

HIROSHI ASAOKA: A CONTEMPORARY WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI SEARCHING FOR AN ONI OJIME
By Hiroshi Asaoka (born 1923), signed Shodo 昇堂
Japan, Tokyo, 20th century
Finely carved in pale boxwood, depicting the demon queller Shoki, his sword drawn, looking through a well and searching for the oni, in the form of an ojime, which is attached to the netsuke with a cord. Signed underneath Shoki's robe SHODO.
HEIGHT 4.1 cm (the netsuke), HEIGHT 2.1 cm (the ojime)
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Hiroshi Asaoka
, born in Tokyo in the year 1923, was a master of intricate detailed carvings who studied under Shomin.
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