A boxwood netsuke of two toads. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1148 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of two toads. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of two toads. Mid-19th century

A large female toad squatting in typical position with head slightly turned to the left, on its back sits the smaller male facing in the opposite direction. The eye pupils of black wood (one pupil lost). Inscribed Masanao.
Height 3.8 cm; length 4.3 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Pollmer, Munich, November 1975
Coll. no. 740 (handwritten)