Lot Essay
Due to its stronger characterisation, this example might pre-date Kaigyokusai Masatsugu's examples of the same subject. This piece has been attributed, by some, to his work.
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Details
An ivory group of an eagle and monkey, early 19th Century
the powerful bird clutching the terrified monkey in its claws, the details finely stained and the eyes inlaid in dark horn, unsigned -- 1 15/16in. (5cm.)
the powerful bird clutching the terrified monkey in its claws, the details finely stained and the eyes inlaid in dark horn, unsigned -- 1 15/16in. (5cm.)
Provenance
Ex George Lazarnick Collection.
Literature
Illustrated in colour in Lazarnick, George 'Netsuke and Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures', Reed 1976, page 81.
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