Null Netsuke of a monkey with peach. Boxwood. Kyoto. Early 19th century.

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Netsuke of a monkey with peach. Boxwood. Kyoto. Early 19th century. Signed in oval reserve: Mitsuhide Sitting with a large peach between his paws, lifting a branch with leaves with his right paw. Pupils inlaid in black. Some scratches and nicks. H 3.5 cm Provenance Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired on the German art market in the 1970s/80s

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Netsuke of a monkey with peach. Boxwood. Kyoto. Early 19th century. Signed in oval reserve: Mitsuhide Sitting with a large peach between his paws, lifting a branch with leaves with his right paw. Pupils inlaid in black. Some scratches and nicks. H 3.5 cm Provenance Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired on the German art market in the 1970s/80s

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Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 EUR

Ɏ SHUOSAI: AN INLAID WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING MONKEYS AND PEACHES WITH EN-SUITE NETSUKE AND OJIME Ɏ SHUOSAI: AN INLAID WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING MONKEYS AND PEACHES WITH EN-SUITE NETSUKE AND OJIME By Shuosai, signed Shuosai Japan, late 19 th century, Meiji period (1868-1912); the netsuke 18 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of beehive form, finely carved and with a troop of monkeys descending on a fruiting peach tree, some of the leaves and fruit inlaid in ivory, some of which are stained green, as well as amber and horn, the eyes double inlaid in pale and dark horn, the flat base signed SHUOSAI. With a wood ojime in the form of a monkey hugging the cord, and an 18 th-century wood netsuke carved as a seated monkey holding a giant chestnut, some of the details lacquered. WIDTH 9 cm (the tonkotsu), HEIGHT 5.1 cm (the netsuke) and 2.4 cm (the ojime) Condition: Very good condition, few minor age cracks, the netsuke and ojime with few minuscule nicks. Provenance: Dutch collection. The interior of the cover with an old Japanese label. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related boxwood tonkotsu, ojime and netsuke set, also signed Shuosai, sold at Bonhams, The Arno Ziesnitz Collection, 21 March 2018, New York, lot 1044 ( sold for 4,375 USD). Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 22 NL307759/20). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Estim. 500 - 1 000 EUR

A FINE BAMBOO AND ANTLER YATATE, WITH AN ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONKEY HOLDING A PEACH A FINE BAMBOO AND ANTLER YATATE, WITH AN ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONKEY HOLDING A PEACH Unsigned Japan, 19 th century The superb grain of the bamboo fudezutsu (portable writing brush container) clearly visible with five nodes cascading from long to short, the hinged cover carved from a section of antler near the coronet. With an antler netsuke depicting a seated monkey wearing a sleeveless coat, holding an oversized peach by the stem with a delighted expression. LENGTH 17 cm (the pipe case), LENGTH 3.5 cm (the netsuke) Condition: Each in very good condition with minor wear and expected ‘natural flaws’. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky, and thence by descent in the same family. Purchased in 1993 from Galerie Gemini (H. Hohenadl). The couple, who had both been practicing law, met in 1967 through their mutual passion for art. Together they built a substantial and diverse art collection over many decades. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related bamboo and antler yatate illustrated in Moss, Paul. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. III, Sydney L. Moss, p. 310-311, no. 522.

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