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A group of six wood and ivory Japanese netsuke of monkeys, 18th and 19th Century
wood: a monkey seated his knees drawn in, signed Deme; another dancing, wearing a drum around his neck, a straw hat and carrying a smiling mask of Okina, signed Shuzan; another seated holding a large peach, signed Mitsuhide; ivory: seated playing with a kaki fruit, signed Meizan; a crab crawling over a monkey; and a monkey standing under the weight of huge mushrooms -- 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.) long max. (6)
wood: a monkey seated his knees drawn in, signed Deme; another dancing, wearing a drum around his neck, a straw hat and carrying a smiling mask of Okina, signed Shuzan; another seated holding a large peach, signed Mitsuhide; ivory: seated playing with a kaki fruit, signed Meizan; a crab crawling over a monkey; and a monkey standing under the weight of huge mushrooms -- 2 11/16in. (6.8cm.) long max. (6)
Provenance
The Deme netsuke with collection number '7863.e.'.
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