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An ivory netsuke of a toad with insects.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD
An ivory netsuke of a toad with insects.
By Masamitsu, Tokyo, Late 19th century. A toad is completely surrounded by insects, principle of which are a cicada and a locust, and including a grub, a snail coming out of its shell, a ladybug, a spider, two grasshoppers, and a cucumber beetle. Signed on the bottom without reserve, Masamitsu. 1 3/4in (4.4cm). Provenance: Ex F. Millard Foard Collection.