An ivory netsuke of the monkey Songoku. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 447 Dα

An ivory netsuke of the monkey Songoku. Mid-19th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of the monkey Songoku. Mid-19th century

An ivory netsuke of the monkey Songoku, the protagonist of the Chinese novel "Saiyuki", stands on a large cloud. The eye pupils of black horn. Signed Masatsugu in an oval reserve. Mid-19th century.
Height 4.6 cm

Provenance

Private Collection Felke, Rhineland-Palatinate