Netsuke, toggle of ivory

This ivory netsuke is of a man hiding a mask behind his back from a child sitting in front. A netsuke is used to fasten an inro, a small lacquered container, which hung from the sash of a man's kimono. They became miniature art forms in their own right.

This netsuke is of a man hiding a mask of a green oni, devil from a child. These devils are expelled at new year. The himetoshi, holes for passing the cord through are at the back and on the base. The string for the small green mask passes through them.

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