Menuki – Severed Arm with Small Oni and Prayer Beads #191 Jar Japanese antique accessory

Japanese antique accessory

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This is a Japanese tokkuri warmer made of copper used to warm up sake with coals

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

Carved from fine hardwood with crisp detail and a warm aged patina

Menuki – Severed Arm with Small Oni and Prayer Beads #191 Jar Japanese antique accessoryA 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