Two iki ningyo okimono masks


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach representing a male personage from everyday life during the Edo period, each carved of wood covered in gesso and pigment and finished with inset hair, glass eyes and teeth of inlaid bone, one with his face bearing a pained expression and his hair tied up in a topknot, 20cm x 10.5cm (7 7/8in x 4 1/8in); the second wearing a cap and staring ahead, each mounted on a detachable unrelated custom-made metal stand; 13cm x 11.1cm (5 1/8in x 4 3/8in). (2).