Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 914
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a small monkey lying precariously on top of an...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Carved as a small monkey lying precariously on top of an upturned bowl, its eyes inlaid and crying out in surprise at the large octopus hidden beneath him, signed Masatami to the back, 4cm.
See Bonhams London, 10th November 2016, lot 282 for a related netsuke with a monkey in a similar pose pulling at the tentacle of an octopus underneath.