2014
Type: Netsuke
Sold. USA, private collection.
Materials: Mammoth tusk, mother-of-pearl and jet inlay
Dimensions: 44×26×35 mm.
Weight: ? g.
This netsuke shows a monkey on a branch reaching over to grab a persimmon. It could have picked a fruit closer to itself but decided to go for the biggest one, even though it required more effort to reach it. A better result always requires more effort.
The figurine is carved from mammoth tusk, and the eyes are inlayed with mother-of-pearl and jet stone.