A stag-antler study of a toad on a mushroom by Ishikawa Rensai, Tokyo, late 19th century

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 GBP

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Description

4.8cm., 2 7/8 in.

the small frog crouching on one side of the large mushroom head which bears a spray of oak leaves and acorns in relief, the frog's eyes are inlaid, signed in seal form, Ren

Provenance

W.L. Behrens collection

Exhibited

Eskenazi Ltd., June 1998

Literature

The Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.647
For a similar example, see Alain Ducros, Netsuke et Sagemono, 1987, p.62, no.77