Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018

Lot 911

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a monkey and its young

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Carved as a monkey and its young, both seated and playing with two birds, signed Seigyoku underneath, 4.6cm.

See Bonham's London, 7th November 2013, lot 43, for a related netsuke also signed Seigyoku and depicting a monkey with her young playing with a snake.