ID 1301588
Lot 139 | A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOYOMASA
Finely carved as monkey with its hands held over its head as the gesture of 'hear no evil', eyes inlaid in horn; incised signature on the back
1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 27 June 1985, lot 292
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Category: | netsuke |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Category: | netsuke |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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