Aug 1, 2023
▪︎ Netsuke: Rat on a Fish.
Artists: Ohara Mitsuhiro (Onomichi, Japan; 1810-1875)
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Ivory, Ebony
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▪︎ Netsuke: Rat on a Fish.
Artists: Ohara Mitsuhiro (Onomichi, Japan; 1810-1875)
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Ivory, Ebony
#WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay Japanese nestukes:
Netsuke: Skull and Toad Ohara Mitsuhiro (Japanese, 1810-1875) early-mid 19th century (Edo; Meiji) walrus tusk ivory INSCRIPTION [Signature] Mitsuhiro saku H: 1 7/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 1 5/8 in. (3.6 × 7 × 4.2 cm) Walters Art Museum
Netsuke: Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow") after Masanao of Kyoto early 19th century (Edo) ivory INSCRIPTION [Signature] Masanao* H: 1 × W: 2 5/16 × L: 1 5/8 in. (2.5 × 5.8 × 4.1 cm) Walters Art Museum
(note - although not specified in the museum's online records, there are multiple other similar examples from other collections which suggest this is after Masanao of Kyoto, early 19th century)
Netsuke by Ohara Mitsuhiro and Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Japan, ca. 1825-1875. Source