Copper-alloy monkey, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Standing with both paws on a ball, he holds a shishimai mask in his right hand and a gohei in his left. He is wearing a jinbaori, the back of which is decorated with a monkey admiring a butterfly, engraved in katakiribori. A tenon under the ball allows it to be mounted on a root base. Height : 57 cm