Sterling Silver & Hand Carved Hannya masks Japanese netsuke Cow bone cufflinks

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Sterling Silver & Hand Carved Hannya masks Japanese netsuke Cow bone cufflinks:
$99.00

For sell very unusual item , part of big lot from the Local estate. (See picture)

Early 50\'s Cufflinks \"Silver\" stamped with hand carvedJapanese mask of Hannya.

Please, note: This lot including only pair ofcufflinks.

Age:1950\'s

Dimensions: , Mask ~ 1\"

Material: Sterling Silver and Cow bone

Condition:Very good condition

Hannya mask

The Hannya is one of the most visually stunning, and perhaps the most frightening of Japanese Masks. With horns, bulging eyes, and the occasional set of sharp fangs, this mask is a representation of a Female Demon, and has also come to represent the face of a jealous woman, or a woman scorned. When Japanese women marry they traditionally wear a huge white headdress which is said \"to hide the Horns of Jealousy\".

While the Okame mask is a representation of a typically lovely, always cheerful Japanese woman, the Hannya represents her darker side. This is a common motif often found in Japanese Art. It\'s possible to sip hot sake from a sake cup that shows the smiling face of Okame on the inside, and the demonic face of Hannya on the other!

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Some background

Netsuke (Japanese:??) are miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th centuryJapan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean \"root\" and \"to attach\"). Traditional Japanese garment—robes calledkosode and kimono —had no pockets, however men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings such as pipes, Tobacco, money, seals, or medicines.

Their solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagameno) hung by cords from the robes\' sash (obi). The containers may be a pouch or a small woven basket, but the most popular were beautifully crafted boxes (inro), which were held shut by anojime which were sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like toggle called a netsuke.

Netsuke, like the inro and ojime, evolved over time from being strictly utilitarian into objects of great artistic merit and an expression of extraordinary craftsmanship. Such objects have a long history reflecting the important aspects of Japanese folklore and life. Netsuke production was most popular during theEdo periodin Japan, around 1615-1868.