A large boxwood netsuke of an eagle and monkey. 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 397 Dα

A large boxwood netsuke of an eagle and monkey. 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 558 € (incl. premium)

A large boxwood netsuke of an eagle and monkey. 18th/early 19th century

Grabbing a terrified crouching monkey, whose paws seem to be clasped in prayer.
Height 4.5 cm; width 4.4 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Ohmura, Hamburg, February 1971
Coll. no. 854 (printed and handwritten)