46. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN BAKEMONO XVIIIe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BAKEMONO (GHOST) 18th century The emaciated ghoulish figure standing hunched over, clasping his hands over his head, crying out with wide eyes, wearing a robe tied at the waist, the wood well-patinated, a later small metal reinforcing clasp in between the himotoshi; unsigned. 9.8cm (3 7/8in) high. 木彫根付　化け物　無銘　18世紀 Provenance: H. Seymour Trower Collection. Harriet Jaffé Collection. Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 13 March 1989, lot 114. Published: Joly, LIJA, p.77. Joly, HST, pl.I, no.23. Exhibited and Published: Bandini, IAN, p.84, no.164. NS19, p.65, no.106.