An ivory netsuke of a monkey on a fugu. Late 18th century - image-1

Lot 690 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a monkey on a fugu. Late 18th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 400 € - 700 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a monkey on a fugu. Late 18th century

Crouching on the flattened blowfish and pressing down its head. The eye pupils of the blowfish of horn.
The subject refers to the monkey calming down a namazu with a gourd and is a travesty of Kadori Myojin calming the earthquake fish.
Height 2.7 cm; length 3.8 cm

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