The courtier Ono no Tofu stands holding his folded umbrella as he glances down towards the tiny frog which sits at the side of his geta. A calligrapher and statesman, he failed seven times to pass his exams but took heart from watching a frog fail seven times in its attempt to jump onto a willow branch, finally succeeding on its eighth endeavor.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Figural

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Anrakusai Mitsukuni

Provenance/Owner:

TG Collection UK

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

63mm mm

Width:

33mm mm

Depth:

18mm mm

ID number:

1748