An ivory netsuke of a monkey climbing on a fugu. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 692 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a monkey climbing on a fugu. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.488 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a monkey climbing on a fugu. Late 18th/early 19th century

Wearing a sleeveless jacket and holding a small peach. The eye pupils of horn.
The subject might be an allusion to the monkey calming down a namazu with a gourd.
Height 3.5 cm

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