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An ivory netsuke of two monkeys.

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An ivory netsuke of two monkeys.
School of Nagai Rantei, Kyoto, , Mid 19th century. Larger monkey wearing a short tunic with a diapered lozenge pattern and picking fleas of the back of the smaller one, eyes of both inlaid in black horn. Lightly stained and worn with some patination and a few age cracks appearing. Signed on the underside in a polished oval reserve, Rantei. 1 1/8in (2.9cm).