A LARGE JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD

A LARGE JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The amphibian realistically carved with leathery-looking skin and large bumps on its back, the eyes inlaid in horn, squatting with its head slightly turned to the left, the belly signed Masanao for Masanao of Yamada (Ise Province), 5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. See Japanese Works of Art, 1st July 2020, for the first part of this private collection of netsuke sold in these rooms.