Lot 507 D α

A lacquer on wood netsuke of a monkey on a deer. 18th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 250 € - 300 €
Result: 1.500 € (incl. premium)

A lacquer on wood netsuke of a monkey on a deer. 18th century

Playfully seated on the back of a reclining deer, holding the ends of the deer’s long, curved antlers. Except for the monkey, the wood, possibly boxwood, completely covered with negoro-lacquer.
Height 4.3 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at Glenk, Berlin, 6.1.1900