An ebony netsuke of a crab and frog on a lotus leaf
By Masatoyo, Tomita, Iwami Province, 19th centuryThe frog crawling across an overturned leaf, its right hind leg caught in the crab's claw, the crab partially revealed through the eaten lotus leaf; signed Tomita no ju Masatoyo saku (made by Masatoyo of Tomita). 5.5cm (2 1/8in).
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黒檀彫根付 蓮の葉に蟹と蛙 銘 「冨田住昌豊作」 19世紀Published:Lazarnick, NIA, p.739.Rokusho 20, p.71, no.103.Earle, Huthart, p.322. no.293.