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On display at V&A South Kensington
Japan, Room 45, The Toshiba Gallery

Netsuke

1825-1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Netsuke of a frog on a gourd, in carved and stained boxwood with inlaid eyes. The netsuke is provided with a pair of cord holes (himotôshi) on the underside.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved and stained boxwood
Brief description
Netsuke of a frog on a gourd, carved and stained boxwood, signed Sukenaga, Japan, 1825-1875
Physical description
Netsuke of a frog on a gourd, in carved and stained boxwood with inlaid eyes. The netsuke is provided with a pair of cord holes (himotôshi) on the underside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.17cm (Note: Measurements taken from the regoster, converted from inches.)
  • Width: 5.23cm
  • Depth: cm
Content description
Frog on a gourd
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Sukenaga' (The signature is incised on the underside.)
Gallery label
Frog on a gourd 1825-1875 Signed 'Sukenaga' Stained wood and inlaid eys Salting Bequest Museum no. A.981-1910(October 2016)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Salting collection no.3116
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
A.981-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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