A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century - image-1
A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century - image-2
A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century - image-1A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century - image-2

Lot 1023 D‡α

A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
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A rare ivory netsuke of a laughing Chinese monkey trainer. Early 19th century

Standing upright with a bamboo rod and holding on to the legs of a small monkey sitting on his shoulder, wearing a sleeveless hatched coat with a leaf pattern, a basket hanging from his belt and a hat on his head.
Height 9.1 cm

Provenance

Through Grete Damm, Munich, August 1983
The Papp Collection (no. 514)