Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga Titled Autumn Moon Over Lake

Titled Autumn Moon Over Lake Dotei (by the great Japanese artist Kunisada

but identified on box as 伊賀保茶盌 (Iga-ho chawan)

The last picture gives an example of the kind of tansu chest that this key was once used

Condition: Very good—blade bright with no edge nicks

Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga Titled Autumn Moon Over LakeAntique Japanese Menuki Pair of Monkeys with ToolsEdo period, 18th19th century This charming pair of Edo period menuki depicts lively monkeys engaged with tools, crafted in copper alloy with gilt embellishments. One monkey embraces a spade across its chest, while the other leans back playfully with a mallet like implement. Their fur is finely chased, their faces animated, and their tools brightly picked out in gilt, giving the small fittings