A boxwood nestuke of two monkeys. 19th century - image-1

Lot 220 Dα

A boxwood nestuke of two monkeys. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 600 € - 1.000 €

A boxwood nestuke of two monkeys. 19th century

The larger animal seated holding a branch with fruits and biting heartily into one of them, while a young monkey clambers over the older one's shoulder. The eye pupils of black horn, the teeth of bone.
Height 3.6 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany