A boxwood netsuke of a monkey and an octopus. 19th century - image-1
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Lot 396 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a monkey and an octopus. 19th century

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.134 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a monkey and an octopus. 19th century

The monkey sits grinning on an awabi shell while the octopus standing on its arms embraces the simian at his side with two tentacles. The eye pupils of silver. Inscribed Juntoku Minko with kaô. Chipped.
Height 4.6 cm

Provenance

Ex private collection, Hesse