Wooden mask of the Japanese god Ebisu Blue - Internal size in cm

- Internal size in cm (length x width x height) : 6 x 4

Oil and acrylic on canvas by Yoshiro Kawakami

Title of the artwork : "Cheongsam"

• White reverse side

The Katsura wood is very hard and dense

Wooden mask of the Japanese god Ebisu Blue - Internal size in cmDescription Wooden mask of Ebisu, the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. Ebisu is one of the seven propitious Gods. He is also called the Leech child. This mask was carved from a unique block of Katsura wood by the Watanabe Clan more than 30 years ago in Nikko. It has been preserved with precaution by the Watanabe descendant. The Katsura wood is very hard and dense, which gives the mask the ability to go through the years without cracking or showing