AN AMUSING WOOD STUDY OF A PERFORMING MONKEY BY OUCHI GYOKUSO, TOKYO (1873-1944)

Estimate

1,800 - 2,200 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

3.8cm., 1 1/2 in.

seated on a square cushion, carved with brocade designs, the monkey wearing a richly decorated coat and holding a mirror while applying powder to its face, the wood stained for effect, signed in an oval reserve Gyokuso

Provenance

Joseph U. Seo, 1960
Cornelius Van. S. Roosevelt collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 2nd June 1992, lot 62