A powerful toad netsuke seated squat to the ground with boldly carved skin and its young sat on its back. The eyes of the larger toad are inlaid with horn. The himotoshi is formed by one smaller and one larger hole to the base. Although unsigned, the distinctive underside and treatment of the skin is recognisable as a product of the Echigo region.
Unsigned – Echigo
Circa 1800
Length – 4.3cm
Width – 3.3cm
Height – 2.8cm
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