Project Description
Boxwood Netsuke of a Monkey in a Chestnut by Shugasai Toyokazu
The cracked and broken shell revealing the monkey’s head, left and right leg which protrude from the opening. Eyes are double inlaid in dark and light horn
Signed: kazu/ichi. Tamba. Circa 1850
3.7 cm across
Provenance:
Raymond and Frances Bushell, Tokyo and San Fancisco
Since in two US collections
MR4866
