An ivory netsuke of a monkey with a hobbyhorse. First half 19th century - image-1

Lot 597 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a monkey with a hobbyhorse. First half 19th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 500 € - 800 €
Ergebnis: 1.116 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

An ivory netsuke of a monkey with a hobbyhorse. First half 19th century

The monkey stands dancing on one leg, wearing a sleeveless jacket with a scroll pattern, and holding a hobbyhorse with both hands.
Height 4.8 cm

The motif alludes to the harugoma, a New Year's dance performed on the streets on January 14 using a hobbyhorse as a prop. The monkey possibly belongs to a sarumawashi, who trained his monkey to perform the harugoma.

Provenienz

Kolodotschko Collection