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Okimono: Monkey Trainer

1999.13.0002

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Okimono: Monkey Trainer (1999.13.0002)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Art : N/A
Artist/Maker	Signed Kogetsu.
Geographic Location	Asia, East : Japan
Period/Date	Late Meiji Period (1868-1912), 1890s – 1912 CE
Culture	Japanese

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	15.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	6.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	6.6 cm
Weight	175 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Pigment--Stain, Plant--Boxwood, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Inserting
Munsell Color Information	Dark Reddish Brown (2.5YR 2/4) -Staff, with fruit. Strong Brown (2.5YR 3/6) -Man's face. Dark Grayish Reddish Brown (2.5YR 2/2) -Base.

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	"A Japanese boxwood okimono group of a monkey trainer and his monkey, late Meiji period, signed Kogetsu , 6 3/4" h., well patinated. (The monkey plays a great role in Far Eastern legend and is often depicted in art. This okimono represents a form of entertainment. The trainer and his monkey providing entertainment are depicted in various forms of Japanese art from Edo through Meiji period and the 20th c. Other examples of this depiction are seen in Ukiyo-e.) Boxwood is dense with a yellowish-brown color (Buxus michrophylia)." - Bernie McManus, Appraiser, Woodbury House, Connecticut, 10/23/1999 The Meiji Restoration began in 1868, returning Japan to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ending with his death in 1912. - D. Schrishuhn, registrar, 9/20/2000
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Bibliography	N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	Fred A. Freund Collection
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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