An ivory netsuke of a saru ningyo (monkey doll)

Style of Hidemasa I, Osaka school, early 19th century.

5.1cm high

 

 

 

 

 

 

A saru ningyo, a doll made of rolled-up cloth, which is tied to resemble a monkey wearing an eboshi (a stiff lacquered formal hat) The arms and legs are bound together with a cord, the cloth shows an intricate pattern.