RACINE DE BRUYERE carved in the form of a seated monkey with engraved decoration…

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RACINE DE BRUYERE carved in the form of a seated monkey with engraved decoration Popular work - 19th century H. 18 cm - L. 17.5 cm (The top of the head is slightly missing)

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RACINE DE BRUYERE carved in the form of a seated monkey with engraved decoration Popular work - 19th century H. 18 cm - L. 17.5 cm (The top of the head is slightly missing)

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KUNIMITSU: A WOOD TONKOTSU WITH MATCHING NETSUKE AND OJIME OF THE SAMBIKI SARU (THREE WISE MONKEYS) KUNIMITSU: A WOOD TONKOTSU WITH MATCHING NETSUKE AND OJIME OF THE SAMBIKI SARU (THREE WISE MONKEYS) By Kunimitsu, signed Kunimitsu 国光 Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely carved, the tonkotsu (tobacco box) in the form of the hear-no-evil saru, the monkey covering its hears with both hands. The small ojime in the form of the see-no-evil saru, covering its eyes, and the netsuke carved as the speak-no-evil saru , covering its mouth. Each wearing a short-sleeve performance jacket, their hair finely detailed with minute incisions and their piupils inlaid in dark wood. Functional himotoshi through the back of the netsuke monkey. The tonkotsu signed KUNIMITSU on a polished oval reserve. The tonkutsu fitting inside both the netsuke and the ojime. HEIGHT 8.5 cm (tonkotsu), 4.4 cm (netsuke), 2.8 cm (ojime) Condition: Excellent condition.

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