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KANO TOMOKAZU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PERFORMING MONKEY
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05月09日 晚上7点 开拍 / 05月07日 下午3点 截止委托
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KANO TOMOKAZU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PERFORMING MONKEY

By Kano Tomokazu (c. 1765-1840), signed Tomokazu 友一
Japan, Gifu, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The darkly stained wood finely carved to depict a statue-like monkey wearing an eboshi hat and a short haori jacket decorated with fine asanoha, clutching a gohei wand with shide paper streamers in its hands. The pupils of the primate are inlaid in dark horn and its fur is carefully etched and stained. Generously excavated, asymmetrical himotoshi to the back and side and signed within the typical oval reserve TOMOKAZU.

HEIGHT 5.9 cm

Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex-collection Julius & Arlette Katchen. Sotheby’s, Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer, 21 September 1983, Washington, lot 75. Zacke, Netsuke und Inro aus Japan - Ausstellung 1985, Vienna, no. 64. Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.

Sarumawashi and their performing monkey companions can still occasionally be found in Shinto shrines in Japan. The monkey is believed to be a protective spirit who watches over horses and a famous transom of the sanbikisaru (three wise monkeys) surmounts the stable of the white horse at Nikko Toshogu shrine.

Kano Tomokazu (c. 1765-1840), one of the earliest artists from Gifu, worked primarily in wood (mostly tsuge), which he treated with various stains. At 17, he began working for the Shibata family, where he developed a passion for carving. Despite his master's initial disapproval, he secretly practiced at night and improved his craft. Once his master recognized his talent, he received full support. Tomokazu later moved to Kyoto, gaining recognition for his intricate netsuke carvings. Eventually, he returned to Gifu, where he built a secluded hermitage near Kinkazan Mountain, living a life of celibacy. Dedicated to his art, he once spent three days studying deer in the wild to perfect his carvings.

Literature comparison.
Compare a related wood netsuke depicting the same subject, by Inada Ichiro, c. 1940, illustrated in Euronetsuke no. 65, Spring 2024, fig. 7.

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