AN AMUSING WALRUS TUSK IVORY NETSUKE OF A FROG CONCERT

A dense composition carved from a choice piece of butterscotch-colored walrus tusk ivory with many inclusions. Depicted are seven frogs on a waraji, arranged in a circle with a lotus flower in the middle, and holding drums, mallets and a lotus bud. The underside of a beautiful amber color with a further flattened frog and the irregular himotoshi.

Category:
Netsuke
Subcategory:
-
Subject:
Animal
Material:
Marine ivory
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
-
Provenance/Owner:
Galerie Zacke
Signed:
unsigned
Type:
Katabori
Height:
mm
Width:
50mm mm
Depth:
mm
ID number:

You'd also like