A Japanese inlaid bronze figure of a monkey, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 113 800
Auction Catalogue
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.
More from Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
A Chinese quartz, dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
A Chinese single overlay red snowflake glass snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
A Chinese cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
A Japanese Shibayama style inlaid ivory tusk vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
A Japanese ivory okimono figural group, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
A Chinese carved wood bust of a dignitary, Ming Dynasty
ZAR 60 000 - 70 000














