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52 | OKATORI: AN EXCELLENT IVORY
NETSUKE OF TWO MONKEYS
By Okatori, signed Okatori 岡隹
Japan, Kyoto, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

published: Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study
based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 77, no. 203.
Sydney Moss Ltd (1993) Zodiac Beasts and Distant Cousins:
Japanese Netsuke for Connoisseurs, no. 23.
Sydney Moss Ltd (2004) Outside the Box, pp. 60-61, no. 28.

Depicting a male and female monkey huddled side by side, the
female picking fleas off her leg while the male crosses his hands.
The composition is well-rounded and shows very fine hairwork. The
eyes are inlaid in pale horn. The underside is well-carved, showing
the many feet which provide several possibilities for the cord
attachment. Signed on the buttock of the male monkey within a
rectangular reserve OKATOrI.
Okatori was an important member of the Kyoto school and brother
to yamaguchi Okatomo.
HEIGHT 2.7 cm, LENGTH 4.5 cm
Condition: Good, undamaged condition. The ivory shows
appropriate wear with some age cracks.
provenance: French private collection, formerly in the M. T.
Hindson collection.
Estimate EUR 15.000,-
Starting price EUr 7.500,-

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