An ivory netsuke of a small monkey sitting on a goat. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 693 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a small monkey sitting on a goat. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.054 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a small monkey sitting on a goat. Late 18th/early 19th century

While the goat sits with head turned backwards, the monkey pulls at its beard and holds a baton.
Height 4.4 cm

The combination of goat and monkey represents the hours from three to five in the morning and in the afternoon.

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Provenance

Hans Seleger, Zürich
Private collection, Europe (sold at Christie’s Paris, 8.6.2010, lot 34)