Thousand masks

Number 168
Walking cane with "Japanese thousand masks" second half 19th century.The handle is very finely carved with twenty-five expressive faces, each different and signed by the maker.
Measures of the handle: H. 10 cm, 3,9" L. 2,5 cm,1", overall length

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