Netsuke in Shape of Clustered Masks 面寄牙彫根付

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This 3 cm long sculpture is netsuke in the shape of clustered masks on show at Tokyo National Museum this March. It was carved by Jugyoku from ivory and is so colorful and cute!

The green mask represents an oni or a kind of ogre in Japanese folklore and the white one Okame (or Otafuku), i.e., an always smiling Japanese woman who brings happiness. I'm pretty sure of these, but about the orange one, I have no idea and couldn't find any information.

A netsuke is a small carved ornament, especially of ivory or wood, worn as part of Japanese traditional dress as a toggle by which an article may be attached to the sash of a kimono (Source: Lexico). If you love netsuke, see this list to see more than 40 netsuke items!

Netsuke in shape of clustered masks by Jugyoku from ivory 面寄牙彫根付 寿玉作 象牙

An ogre, a woman and ??? 鬼とお亀と？？？

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東京国立博物館の面寄牙彫根付です。寿玉作、象牙製です。緑が鬼で白いのがお亀（お多福）の面だということは何となくわかるのですが、オレンジは何でしょう？ググりましたが分かりませんでした｡｡｡

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