WOODEN NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI AND ITS MONKEY By... Lot 31

WOODEN NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI AND ITS MONKEY By Miwa, Edo, early 19th century A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI (MONKEY TRAINER) AND HIS MONKEY By Miwa, Edo, early 19th century The sarumawashi seated, grimacing with one arm around his pet monkey, the monkey perched on his knee and pulling on the man's right ear; signed in incised characters Miwa. 3.6cm (1 3/8in) long. Footnotes: 木彫根付 猿回し 銘「三輪」 19世紀前期 Provenance: Theodor (Teddy) Hahn Collection. Purchased at Hotel Drouot, December 2005. Exhibited and Published: Barry Davies Oriental Art, TH, p.54, no.69. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com