An Osaka school ivory netsuke of two monkeys and an octopus. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 930 Dα

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of two monkeys and an octopus. Second half 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)
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An Osaka school ivory netsuke of two monkeys and an octopus. Second half 19th century

The larger animal standing in an agitated pose and wearing a sumo wrestler’s apron while a summersaulting octopus encircles its tentacles around a tiny monkey standing on its head. Eye pupils of the octopus of black horn.
Height 3.4 cm

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