Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga but identified on box as

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

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

Bishamonten was especially revered by samurai and merchants alike

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

it represents an honorific dedication

Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga but identified on box asAntique 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