By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, the first carved June 1993, the second carved August 1994 The first a monkey seated on its haunches, one arm extending out, with clenched fist for holding the inro cord, the eyes inlaid in horn, signed on an inlaid silver tablet JC; the second a coelacanth shown swimming, its mouth open and its tail thrashing in the water, one fin forming the himotoshi, the eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl, signed on a silver tablet JC. The monkey: 8cm (3 1/8in) long; the fish: 8.4cm (3¼in) long. (4).
By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, the first carved June 1993, the second carved August 1994 The first a monkey seated on its haunches, one arm extending out, with clenched fist for holding the inro cord, the eyes inlaid in horn, signed on an inlaid silver tablet JC; the second a coelacanth shown swimming, its mouth open and its tail thrashing in the water, one fin forming the himotoshi, the eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl, signed on a silver tablet JC. The monkey: 8cm (3 1/8in) long; the fish: 8.4cm (3¼in) long. (4).
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