Lot 912
  • 912

A wood okimono of a monkey and young by Shoko, Meiji period

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • 12.5cm., 4 7/8 in.
the former seated and clutching an ivory Netsuke of a monkey attached to a tonkotsu and restraining her offspring, as it shrieks in  fright at the reflection of the Netsuke from the magnifying glass held in its hands, the eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl, signed Shoko with kakihan