LILY SHRINE WITH WOMAN’S SECRET CASE (Dealer: titcoRet) – Assortment of an wooden ‘zushi’ (miniture shrine) with woodblock-printed lily pasted on and a small bakelite case used by a postwar ‘yujo’ (Japanese prostitute) to once put her own body hair into (so no hair now) and give it to her important customers, both coming from the collector who specializes in Japanese red-light district and sexual culture as its provenance. Zushi: Meiji period, early 20th century, H 20.5 x W 23 x D 8.5 cm (8.07 x 9.05 x 3.34in), Case: Showa period, mid 20th century, L 7.5 cm (2.95in). Crack at zushi so that originally repaired with string as seen.
Item price: $350
#12539
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