Netsuke - Monkey and Clam
Netsuke - Monkey and Clam
Netsuke - Monkey and Clam
Netsuke - Monkey and Clam

Netsuke - Monkey and Clam

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An unsigned wood netsuke depicting a seated monkey holding a clam. The monkey is hunched over the clam, poking at the flesh of the mollusc. The monkey’s body is covered in soft and silky hairwork, his hands are very well rendered and eyes deeply carved and double-inlaid.

Circa 1840

Unsigned, Gifu school

4cm long

3.1cm tall

2.9cm wide

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