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A Japanese Lacquered Wood Paperweight of a Monkey browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Okimono: Pre 1920: item # 937239 Please refer to our stock # ICHI 658 when inquiring.
Ichiban Japanese & Oriental Antiques Post Office Box 395 Marion, CT 06444-0395 203.272.7392 Guest Book 250.00 |
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| This is a cute – and heavy – wooden carving (okimono) of the “Hear No Evil” monkey. The piece has apparently had a lead weight inserted through a hole in the base, as the wood itself could not be as heavy as the piece is – probably for use as a paperweight. The wood was then lacquered in gold and copper colors – with a nice design painted in gold on the back of the monkey’s robe. The piece measures 2 ˝” high by 2” wide by 2 3/8” deep. It is in fine condition – some rubbing to the lacquer – excellent patina. We date it to the late Meiji period, circa 1880s – 1910. | |||||||||||
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