A Japanese carved wood okimono of five apes on a raft, signed Eisu, Meiji period, well carved with an adult ape at the stern steering, wearing a jacket inset with ivory roundel, his face in deep concentration, a mother with a protective arm around her young, waves rising all around, each ape with black inset eyes, the base inset with signed bone tablet, 27.5cm Condition report: Three apes each missing an inset eye. Otherwise in good decorative order.