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Title

Monkey wearing a waistcoat and using an eyeglass to examine a peach

circa 1900

Artist

Meiji export ware

Japan

circa 1872 – circa 1910

Alternate image of Monkey wearing a waistcoat and using an eyeglass to examine a peach by Meiji export ware
Alternate image of Monkey wearing a waistcoat and using an eyeglass to examine a peach by Meiji export ware

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    circa 1900
    Media categories
    Sculpture , Metalwork
    Materials used
    cast patinated bronze
    Dimensions
    23.5 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed under one paw 'Tsunemitsu'

    Credit
    Gift of Madeline Boulken in memory of her mother Esperance Boulken and her father Benjeman Boulken 2005
    Location
    South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    172.2005.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Meiji export ware

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Correspondence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Sep 2022–2024

  • Provenance

    Estate of Madeline Boulken, pre Jun 2005, Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, June 2005.

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