GYOKKO: A WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF OKAME, WITH 24K GOLD BROOCH By Gyokko, signed Gyokko 玉后 Japan, Edo (Tokyo), late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: The Antique Collector, July 1946 Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 286, no. 871 Eskenazi (1998) Japanese netsuke, ojime and inro from a private European collection, p. 58, no. 59 Well carved, her broad jaw and cheeks narrowing to a domed forehead in a suggestive manner. Her flattened nose and full cheeks reduce her eyes to narrow slits and a knowing smile allows the immodest display of her teeth. The hair is neatly incised in raised strands. The bridge with himotoshi and signature GYOKKO. The netsuke is mounted on a 24k gold brooch, cast personally by the collector Teddy Hahn. The netsuke is attached to the brooch with a pin that goes through the bridge himotoshi and is detachable. HEIGHT 4.8 cm (the netsuke) and 5.3 cm (the brooch) WEIGHT 22.19 g (the brooch, excl. pin and netsuke) Condition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, minor surface wear. Provenance: M. M. Hepworth Collection. J. G. Dalgleish Collection. M. T. Hindson Collection, M. Severin Collection. Private European collection, acquired at Sotheby's London, 23 June 1969, lot 1247. Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, acquired at Eskenazi in 1998, for 3,000 GBP.