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Monkey sculpture "okimono", Taishō - Shōwa period, ca. 1912-1940 ·  Japan · ID: 3049287

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Provenance
Galerie Mingei, Paris, France
Size
H: 27,5 cm
T: 26,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
T: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, carver’s mark on the underside of the base: “Mu” (unknown)

Beautiful depiction of a Japanese macaque (“Macaca fuscata”) or snow monkey. A work of powerful sculptural form with clear contours and beautiful all-round view.


The object Monkey sculpture “okimono”, Taishō - Shōwa period, ca. 1912-1940 with the object ID 3049287 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 168.

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