Lot 447 - A213AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art - Tuesday, 17. June 2025, 03.00 PM
A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONKEY SLIDING ON BAMBOO.
Japan, Asakusa, early to mid-19th c. Height 4.4 cm.
Dark stained details. A freely moving monkey, dressed in a short coat (haori), climbs on a leafy branch growing on the side of a thick bamboo tree. Signed Hôshunsai (Hôshunsai Masayuki). Beautiful patina.
Provenance: Swiss private collection, purchased from Eskenazi, London, 1993.
Published in 'Japanese netsuke from the Carré collection, Eskenazi, 15 June-9 July 1993, obj. no. 180, p. 144/145. And, G. Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists. Honolulu, 1982, p. 747.
Published in 'Japanese netsuke from the Carré collection, Eskenazi, 15 June-9 July 1993, obj. no. 180, p. 144/145. And, G. Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists. Honolulu, 1982, p. 747.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 6 875 (including buyer's premium)