A wood netsuke of a monkey and young


By Ran'ichi, Kyoto, 19th centurySigned in an elliptical reserve Ran'ichi. 4.5cm (1¾in) high.
|木彫根付　親子猿　銘「蘭一」　19世紀Provenance: Tamenne, Brussels.Published: Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.37, no.K198.The adult seated, holding one of his offspring with one arm and cleaning the hair of another at his feet while a third clambers on his back, the slightly worn wood with a good patina and the eyes inlaid in pale translucent horn with dark pupils.An unusually large and elaborate example by a maker generally known for his carvings of ivory.