Width: 14cms
Height: 10cms
Date: Circa 1880
£7,850
Product Code: KPOK102
Artist / Company: Masanao
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A fantastic and immaculately carved Camphor wood Okimono bearing the celebrated Masanao mark.
The carving depicts an adult toad with its offspring sitting on his back. Their eyes half-closed as if resting whilst still on the look out for something tasty.
Condition is excellent. Contact us for further information, additional images or to arrange a viewing.
Toad
Toads appear in many popular Japanese folk tales such as Jiraiya, a ninja who used shape-shifting magic to transform into a giant toad.
They are also a symbol of Gama Sennin which translates as ‘Toad Immortal’ is almost always seen with at least one toad. He is based on the 10th century Chinese alchemist, Liu Hai, who learned the secrets of immortality from a great three legged toad. He is a master of healing and herbs and has the ability to transform into a toad as well as fly, and release his spirit from his body.
Camphor Wood
The camphor species of tree is native to southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India and Vietnam. It’s wood and leaves give off a distinctive menthol smell which has been used for thousands of years to ward off insects. It is often used to make furniture for storing clothes as the smell keeps away moths.
Masanao
The Masanao name actually refers to three generations of the same family, all famed for carving netsuke, the coiled rat being their most popular and well know model. There are small differences between the styles and woods used by the three artists but it is very hard to tell them apart. Generally the older pieces by the Grandfather are larger and more unrefined with the later generations becoming finer and smaller.
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