Menuki – Severed Arm with Small Oni and Prayer Beads #191 Jar See other listings for similar

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Japanese antique accessory

A rare piece showing a very high degree of technical difficulty and artistic genius

This is a Japanese sakazuki (sake cup)

Menuki – Severed Arm with Small Oni and Prayer Beads #191 Jar See other listings for similarA finely cast Edo period menuki showing a severed arm with a small oni perched upon it. The onis horns, fanged mouth, and expressive features are clearly detailed, but instead of ferocity, it appears sorrowful, clinging to a set of juzu beads (Buddhist prayer beads) draped over the arm. This unusual motif suggests themes of spiritual binding and the conquest of demonic power, resonating with legendary tales of oni subdued by warriors and monks. The