KOBAKO in lacquer, the fundame and black lacquered lid in the shape of a seated monkey, holding a tabako-ire, pensively examining the netsuke in his image, a large with a large inrô at his side. The sides, following the shape of the animal, in hirame-ji on a black background, the base and interior in gyobu-nashiji on a red background. Japan, Edo period, 19th century. A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERED MONKEY-SHAPED KOBAKO, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY. LARGE. 3,2 X 8,8 X 6,5 CM (1 1/4 X 3 7/16 X 2 9/16 IN.) PROVENANCE : - Coll. GOEURY, Lafarge sale, 2 July 1982 - PIASA, Drouot, 16 December 2004, n° 233.