Project Description

Ivory Netsuke of a Seated Monkey by Ranichi

Unsigned. Late 19th century

2.8 cm high

Provenance:

Peter E. Müller, Küsnacht

Information:

A similar netsuke, with the implausible signature of Ran’ichi, was in the Virginia Atchley collection, illustrated in B. Hurtig’s ‘Masterpieces of Netsuke Art’, p. 29, no. 35

MR2316

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