LOT 217 AN UNUSUAL KYOTO SCHOOL NETSUKE OF A MONKEY WITH ACORNS
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AN UNUSUAL KYOTO SCHOOL NETSUKE OF A MONKEY WITH ACORNSJapan, Kyoto, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Boldly carved as a monkey with quizzical expression marked by large bulging eyes, the mouth agape revealing teeth and tongue, both hands holding onto a gnarled branch, the monkey flanked by two acorns issuing from the branch forming several natural himotoshi.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, possibly a small loss to the branch.Provenance: US private collection.Literature comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke of a monkey scratching itself by Mitsuhide, illustrated in Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, Martin S. (1977) The Baur Collection, p. 332, no. C 1030. Another related wood netsuke of a monkey and young by Mitsuhide, dated early 19th century, is in the collection of the Linden-Museum Stuttgart, inventory number OA 19021. Notes RefButton1
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