Lot details By Yamaguchi Okatori, signed Okatori 岡隹 Japan, Kyoto, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved as a seated monkey leaning forwards, holding in one hand a leafy branch with four loquats (biwa) and cradling one fruit with the other, the face with a fine expression, the eyes and fruit with dark horn inlays, the fur and other details neatly incised, the incision work heightened with sumi, natural himotoshi between the monkey’s limbs and branch, the underside with the signature OKATORI within a rectangular reserve. LENGTH 4.3 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Clive King, United Kingdom. Clive King was a nephew or cousin of the important netsuke scholar George Cohen and was introduced to collecting netsuke by him. According to Frederick Meinertzhagen, “[Okatori] was without doubt the most brilliant of Okatomo’s pupils, his work (less often imitated than that of Okatomo) being in some respects perhaps even superior to that of the master. His animal models are hardly inferior in their delicate treatment, charm and vitality, to those by Tomotada, and in some cases they possess an individuality and character suggestive of Masanao’s work […]”, see Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 622. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related wood netsuke of a monkey holding a leafy branch with three loquats by Oktatori, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 623. Auction comparison: A closely related ivory netsuke of a monkey by Okatori was sold at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part V, 5 November 2014, London, lot 80 (sold for 4,375 GBP). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.
Lot details By Yamaguchi Okatori, signed Okatori 岡隹 Japan, Kyoto, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved as a seated monkey leaning forwards, holding in one hand a leafy branch with four loquats (biwa) and cradling one fruit with the other, the face with a fine expression, the eyes and fruit with dark horn inlays, the fur and other details neatly incised, the incision work heightened with sumi, natural himotoshi between the monkey’s limbs and branch, the underside with the signature OKATORI within a rectangular reserve. LENGTH 4.3 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Clive King, United Kingdom. Clive King was a nephew or cousin of the important netsuke scholar George Cohen and was introduced to collecting netsuke by him. According to Frederick Meinertzhagen, “[Okatori] was without doubt the most brilliant of Okatomo’s pupils, his work (less often imitated than that of Okatomo) being in some respects perhaps even superior to that of the master. His animal models are hardly inferior in their delicate treatment, charm and vitality, to those by Tomotada, and in some cases they possess an individuality and character suggestive of Masanao’s work […]”, see Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 622. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related wood netsuke of a monkey holding a leafy branch with three loquats by Oktatori, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 623. Auction comparison: A closely related ivory netsuke of a monkey by Okatori was sold at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part V, 5 November 2014, London, lot 80 (sold for 4,375 GBP). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.
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