A Japanese inlaid lacquer blue ground rectangular panel, Meiji period, finely inlaid in carved and stained bone, ivory and mother-of-pearl with a scene of a monkey climbing in the fruiting branches of a tree with two further monkeys looking on from below, inset red stained ivory signature seal to bottom left corner, 50cm x 75cm, with wood frame (minor faults). Note: a non-transferrable ivory exemption certificate has been granted for the sale of this item.