Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga it represents an honorific dedication

it represents an honorific dedication

with tool marks visible

Bishamonten was especially revered by samurai and merchants alike

There are two display areas above and one below with four drawers on the bottom

An open camera case on the floor and a second flash unit complete the scene

Menuki – Monkeys with Tools Japan, Edo period Copper alloy with gilt details LS063 Shinhanga it represents an honorific dedicationAntique 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