Okimono-netsuke depicting a young Gagaku dancer, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) He is wearing the costume reserved for this dance, finely engraved with imitation embroidery, a stick in his right hand, a box with a lid decorated with engraved foliage and the bugaku mask used for this dance, at his feet. This type of mask worn by the character playing Ryo-O (also known as Ranryo-O), the dragon king, was originally carved from a single piece of wood with a removable jaw and movable eyes. A small circle of mother-of-pearl surrounds a pseudo himotoshi beneath the figure. It bears an engraved signature Mitsumasa, 光正. Height: 7 cm; weight: 70 g N°CIC : FR2307515860-K