Lot 224

FINELY CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF A MONKEY TRAINER Y
SIGNED SUGAWA, MEIJI PERIOD




Auction: 20 March 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£4,000
Description
the elderly man standing and training a performing monkey in human attire with a hoop while supporting another on his back, a third monkey at his feet sounding a drum while clutching the pole of the hoop, incised Sugawa to the base
Dimensions
35cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late William Crawford Gray (d.1918); thence by direct family descent; for more information, please see lot 225.



