A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

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ZAR 113 800
Lot 133
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 113 800
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About this Item

A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
seated wearing a short jacket, crouched over a kaki fruit attached to a bifurcated stem in his right hand and clutching his left foot as he cries out in pain, his jacket inlaid with silver and copper honzogan, with sprigs of aoi and the Genji Monogatari motif, his teeth and eyes inlaid with silver, bruise, 15,7cm high

Provenance

The Andrew Newall Collection.



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