A wood netsuke of a monkey with a crab
By Tomomitsu, 19th century
By Tomomitsu, 19th century
Signed in an oval reserve Tomomitsu.
3.8cm (1½in) high.
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Provenance:
Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1965.
Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.23, no.K214.
The ape seated, trying to restrain the giant crab which is nipping one hand, the wood slightly worn and the eyes inlaid.
The work of the maker is relatively rare and only one other example is recorded, a monkey group in Lazarnick, NIA, p.1157.
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By Tomomitsu, 19th century
By Tomomitsu, 19th century
Signed in an oval reserve Tomomitsu.
3.8cm (1½in) high.
???? ??? ????? 19??
Provenance:
Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1965.
Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.23, no.K214.
The ape seated, trying to restrain the giant crab which is nipping one hand, the wood slightly worn and the eyes inlaid.
The work of the maker is relatively rare and only one other example is recorded, a monkey group in Lazarnick, NIA, p.1157.
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