


Lot 83*
A wood netsuke of Gama sennin School of Naito Toyomasa, Tanba, early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,000 inc. premium
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School of Naito Toyomasa, Tanba, early 19th century
Standing, his body twisted to the right as he holds a large toad on his shoulder, the slightly-worn wood bearing a good patina and the eyes inlaid with pale translucent and dark horn, inscribed Toyomasa. 6.3cm (2½in).
Standing, his body twisted to the right as he holds a large toad on his shoulder, the slightly-worn wood bearing a good patina and the eyes inlaid with pale translucent and dark horn, inscribed Toyomasa. 6.3cm (2½in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 蝦蟇仙人 銘「豊昌」 19世紀前期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.42, no.59.