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Lot 506 D ‡ α

A boxwood and ivory netsuke of a monkey with a worm. Mid-19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.250 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood and ivory netsuke of a monkey with a worm. Mid-19th century

Standing on a twin horse chestnut, attempting to catch a worm. Very finely carved, the animal’s fur very finely engraved and darkly accentuated, the eyes inlaid with light-coloured horn, the moveable worm of ivory. Signed Masahiro on an ivory tablet.
Height 4 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at Glenk, Berlin, 21.1.1899

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 424, no. 476
Cf. the artist possibly listed under C in the MCI, active 1840-70, p. 412