A wood netsuke of the Three Monkeys - image-1

Lot 874 Dα

A wood netsuke of the Three Monkeys

Auktion 1061 - Übersicht Köln
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
Schätzpreis: 400 € - 500 €
Ergebnis: 496 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A wood netsuke of the Three Monkeys

Seated back to back in a circle and covering their eyes, mouths and ears with their paws. Inscribed Mitsukazu in an oval reserved from the engraved fur. The eyes of light horn.
Height 3.6 cm

The subject of the sanpiki saru, the monkeys of seeing, hearing and speaking no evil originated in the decoration of the horses stable of Nikkô.