Lot Essay
A classic example by this rarely encountered pupil of Toyomasa; cf. a similar example from Hindson, Behrens and Druce Collections, No 753, Netsuke by Neil K Davey, and another by Toyomasa, No 743
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A FINELY PATINATED STAINED BOXWOOD NETSUKE of a macaque monkey sitting with both hands on top of its head, as one of the Sambiki Saru which hears no evil, its eyes inlaid in pale horn with black pupils, its fur lightly engraved, signed in an oval reserve Nanboku, early 19th Century
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A FINELY PATINATED STAINED BOXWOOD NETSUKE of a macaque monkey sitting with both hands on top of its head, as one of the Sambiki Saru which hears no evil, its eyes inlaid in pale horn with black pupils, its fur lightly engraved, signed in an oval reserve Nanboku, early 19th Century
2.8 cm. high
2.8 cm. high