Lot 840 Dα

A boxwood okimono-type netsuke of a group of animals. Late 19th century

A stag and a horse looking in opposite directions stand on a base of cherry blossoms and maple leaves, as two monkeys sit on the horse’s back, one hiding underneath a shishi mask with a long mask cloth. All eyes of light and dark horn.
Height 3.7 cm; width 3.8 cm