Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 129
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MONKEYS
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £420
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MONKEYS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
Carved as six primates playing around a large double-gourd, a seventh seated at the top and using a hammer and a chisel to force the cucurbit open, the animals realistically depicted and with their eyes inlaid, a two-character mark underneath, 3.5cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.