A wood netsuke of a monkey on a peach

After Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, 19th century

After Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, 19th century
Inscribed Tomokazu.
4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide.

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Provenance:
Purchased in Paris, 1967.

Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.111, no.K212.

The ape sprawling over and clasping the stalk of the huge peach which is hollowed out to one side to reveal an offspring curled within, the wood lightly stained and the eyes of translucent horn with dark pupils.