Japanese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO MONKEYS
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO MONKEYS
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
Carved as an adult and its young, the larger primate seated and biting into a large peach, the smaller one stretching to look toward the back, the base signed Masanao (for Masanao of Yamada, Ise Province), 3.5cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.