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A STAG-ANTLER OBI-HASAMI NETSUKE Provenance:
OF A LONG-LEGGED MONKEY Purchased at Picard, Paris, May 1994.
By Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), Shiba, Tokyo, late 19th century
The monkey with his mouth agape, his right hand holding his head, his Published:
left outstretched to form the himotoshi, the right foot clutching the left BAFJ, no.41, p.2.
foot, his ears and tail stylized spirals; signed in seal form Koku.
11.3cm (4 7/16in). Exhibited:
INS convention, Paris, 1994.
£6,000 - 8,000
JPY840,000 - 1,100,000 For an example in a similar style by Kokusai, see Sydney L. Moss, EIN,
US$7,900 - 11,000 p.131, no.90, and Sydney L. Moss, KTG, pp.228-233, nos.204-206.
鹿角彫帯挟根付 猿 銘「谷」 19世紀後期
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