Kozuka in shakudo nanakoji – Monkey decoration

Kozuka made of shakudo nanakoji, decorated with monkeys imitating playing kids. Mercury gilding.

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Kozuka made of shakudo nanakoji, decorated with monkeys imitating playing kids. Mercury gilding.
In Japanese art monkeys are used to mock human behavior. On the left a monkey is wielding a bungaï while the one next to him is mimicking a child playing with a wooden horse. The third one is riding another monkey like a horse and wielding a wooden staff like a child wielding a wooden sword. In the middle a monkey is pulling on the tail of another one perched on a tree.

Period
Edo
Length
10 cm

Galerie Espace 4

9 rue Mazarine
75006 Paris – France
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