A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-1
A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-2
A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-3
A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-4
A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-5
A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-1A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-2A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-3A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-4A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century - image-5

Lot 886 Dα

A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

A reddish cherry wood netsuke of two monkeys, by Hidechika. Mid-19th century

The cub eating a fruit while sitting on the mother's right leg who turns tenderly towards him. The eyes of horn and bone, the fruit of bone. Signed Hidechika in an irregular reserve. Restored.
Height 3.9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium, acquired from Kyoto Gallery, Brussels, December 1984