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KANO TOMOKAZU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY TEASING A TORTOISE
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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 SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY TEASING A TORTOISE

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

The darkly stained wood finely carved to depict a seated monkey teasing a tortoise out of its shell. The playful ape is shown sitting cross-legged, the limbs tightly clasped around the reptile’s carapace, as it inquisitively prods at its head which has almost entirely retracted into its shell. The eyes of the monkey are double inlaid in pale and dark horn. Natural himotoshi and signed within an oval reserve TOMOKAZU.

HEIGHT 3.7 cm

Condition: Excellent condition with minor surface wear.

The subject matter here references a famous legend: “This combination of creatures refers to the folk tale of the monkey and the jellyfish. Ryujin, Dragon King of the Sea, asked Kurage, a servant in the form of a turtle, to fetch him the liver of a monkey to cure an ailment. Kurage found a monkey for this purpose and transported him on his back, but the wily simian jumped off and escaped, leaving him to return empty-handed. Ryujin was so furious with his servant that he lashed him until his shell and bones were all reduced to jelly”.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related wood netsuke of a monkey on a turtle, by Tomokazu, at Bonhams, The James A. Rose Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono, 17 September 2013, New York, lot 2021 (sold for USD 16,250). Compare a closely related wood netsuke, by Tokmokazu, the subject identical, 3.5 cm high, at Christie’s, A Private Collection of Japanese Art, 20 October 2015, New York, lot 54 (sold for USD 15,000).

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