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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD A WOOD NETSUKE OF THE SANSUKUMI
By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province, 19th century (THREE CREEPY THINGS)
The toad crouching, its warty back contrasting with its smooth belly, By Arima Tomonobu, Nagoya, 19th century
the eyes inlaid in dark horn; signed Masanao. The snake slithering through and around an overturned pumpkin, the
4.3cm (1 11/16in). frog seated on top of the pumpkin, the slug carved in relief to one
side, gliding over a large leaf, the stalk of the pumpkin forming the
£1,200 - 1,500 himotoshi, the slightly worn wood with a good patina; signed in a
JPY170,000 - 210,000 rectangular reserve Tomonobu.
US$1,600 - 2,000 3.2cm (1½in).

黄楊彫根付 蝦蟇 銘「正直」 19世紀 £2,000 - 2,500
JPY280,000 - 350,000
Provenance: US$2,600 - 3,300
Milgrom Collection.
Purchased at Lucien Paris, Nogent-sur-Marne, 木彫根付 三竦 銘「友信」 19世紀
24 September 2015, lot 440.
Published:
Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.908.

A similar example signed Arima Tomonobu is illustrated by
G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.1158.

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