The Katchen Collection of Netsuke – Part II

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Lot 222
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TOAD ON PUMPKIN BY ARIMA TOMONOBU

Estimate
1,800 - 2,200 GBP
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Description

  • TOAD ON PUMPKINBY ARIMA TOMONOBU
  • Signed in a rectangular reserve Arima Tomonobu
  • Wood
  • 4.8cm., 1 7/8 in.
The frog standing on an aubergine and clambering onto a large pumpkin, two further aubergines to one side, the wood is variously stained for effect.

Provenance

Dr H. A. Gunther Collection

Literature

Described but not illustrated in The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.908.