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A boxwood study of a kyokotsu
By Kosei Hideyuki, b. 1941

Fine Japanese Works of Art
20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

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A boxwood study of a kyokotsu

By Kosei Hideyuki, b. 1941
The ghastly spirit rising from inside a water bucket, its long hair framing a haggard face with double-inlaid eyes, the robes trailing off in whisps of ether, signed Kosei and in a gold reserve Hideyuki 3 1/2in (8cm) high

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Kyokotsu (literally "crazy bones") were believed to be malicious spirits that rose from wells.

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