A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

The Immortal depicted standing, holding with one hand a fruiting branch of peaches and with the other his pet toad climbing on his shoulder, wearing a coat of mugwort leaves and a gourd at his waist, with a deep dark patina and some carved features worn off, 7.9cm.

Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.