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365 - Miyamoto Risaburō (Japan 1904-1988) A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A TREE FROG ON A LEAF - By Miyamoto Risaburō (1904–1998) Naturalistically carved in wood as a tree frog, probably the Japanese tree frog (amagaeru, Hyla japonica), resting upon the stalk of a broad leaf, the frog finely detailed and coloured in green and pale grey with gilt eyes and a dark stripe running from the snout through the eye, the leaf with a scalloped edge and finely incised veins, naturalistically painted in green tones with the mottling and discolouration of a living leaf, the whole raised upon a naturalistically carved rock left in the plain wood. Signed Risaburō Tō beneath, with the original wood tomobako signed Miyamoto Risaburō and sealed by the artist.
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JPY 300,000 - 500,000 (€1,700 - 2,900)Sale fees
Miyamoto Risaburō (Japan 1904-1988) A CARVED WOOD MODEL OF A TREE FROG ON A LEAF - By Miyamoto Risaburō (1904–1998) Naturalistically carved in wood as a tree frog, probably the Japanese tree frog (amagaeru, Hyla japonica), resting upon the stalk of a broad leaf, the frog finely detailed and coloured in green and pale grey with gilt eyes and a dark stripe running from the snout through the eye, the leaf with a scalloped edge and finely incised veins, naturalistically painted in green tones with the mottling and discolouration of a living leaf, the whole raised upon a naturalistically carved rock left in the plain wood. Signed Risaburō Tō beneath, with the original wood tomobako signed Miyamoto Risaburō and sealed by the artist. An old repair to the leaf; the stalk, the most vulnerable point, sound throughout. Miyamoto Risaburō (1904–1998) was a Japanese carver active during the Shōwa era. W: 19cm H: 9.8cm Shows signs of repair. Tomobako (artist-inscribed box) Japan, Meiji to Heisei Eras
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