Four Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke
Four Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke
Late 19th-20th Century
the first depicting a large recumbent toad, the underside inscribed with a two-character maker's mark; the second a toad on a tree trunk, the underside bearing a two-character mark, 玉石; the third a frog resting on a section of tree branch, inscribed to the side with a three-character maker's mark; the fourth depicting two confronting mythical beasts above a large bell, inscribed to the underside with a two-character marker's mark, 正逍.
Average length 1 6/8 in., 4.2 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent Asian Art Each in overall good condition.
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Four Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke
Late 19th-20th Century
the first depicting a large recumbent toad, the underside inscribed with a two-character maker's mark; the second a toad on a tree trunk, the underside bearing a two-character mark, 玉石; the third a frog resting on a section of tree branch, inscribed to the side with a three-character maker's mark; the fourth depicting two confronting mythical beasts above a large bell, inscribed to the underside with a two-character marker's mark, 正逍.
Average length 1 6/8 in., 4.2 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent Asian Art Each in overall good condition.
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