THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE OF ANIMALS

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE OF ANIMALS
EDO/MEIJI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

One carved as a large frog, its eyes inlaid with metal studs, signed underneath; another a seated monkey scratching its mouth in a quizzical manner; the third depicting a recumbent ram with its head turned towards its back, its large horns curling behind its ears, 4.4cm max. (3)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.