A wood netsuke of a frog on a split walnut
By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, mid-19th century
By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, mid-19th century
The small frog resting on the top walnut half, the kernel of bone partially revealed on the bottom shell, the frog's eyes inlaid; signed Sukenaga. 4.2cm (1¾in).
木彫根付 胡桃に蛙 銘「亮長」 19世紀中期
Provenance:
Scott Meredith Collection.
Purchased at Barry Davies Oriental Art, September 1995.
Published:
Barry Davies Oriental Art, SM, no.44.
Similar examples were sold at Christie's, London, 23 November 1983, lot 154, and at Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1983, lots 51 and 52; another similar example from the Betty Jahss Collection was sold at Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1991, lot 85.
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By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, mid-19th century
By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, mid-19th century
The small frog resting on the top walnut half, the kernel of bone partially revealed on the bottom shell, the frog's eyes inlaid; signed Sukenaga. 4.2cm (1¾in).
木彫根付 胡桃に蛙 銘「亮長」 19世紀中期
Provenance:
Scott Meredith Collection.
Purchased at Barry Davies Oriental Art, September 1995.
Published:
Barry Davies Oriental Art, SM, no.44.
Similar examples were sold at Christie's, London, 23 November 1983, lot 154, and at Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1983, lots 51 and 52; another similar example from the Betty Jahss Collection was sold at Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1991, lot 85.
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