A well-loved and early piece with significant amount of wear and a beautiful patina. Depicted is a large male monkey with a smaller monkey resting on his thigh. The larger monkey is looking upwards, with many wrinkles in his face and bulging eyes, while the younger monkey is depicted sensitively with closed eyes and sleeping, producing an interesting contrast. The father rests one hand on the young monkey’s back, which visually calms him, and uses the other to scratch his back. Good and well-hidden himotoshi through the side and the belly.

Category:

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Subcategory:

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Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

18th Century

Artist:

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Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

48mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

mm

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