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Maker(s):	Masanao School
Culture:	Japanese (1815-1890)
Title:	Mother and baby toad
Date Made:	19th century
Type:	Netsuke/Inro/Ojima
Materials:	Ivory and black coral (unimatsu); carved with pigment
Place Made:	Asia; Japan
Measurements:	Overall: 1 3/16 in x 1 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 3 cm x 2.9 cm x 3.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:	INSCRIPTION/SIGNATURE: bottom: [Japanese character, Shōjiki].
Accession Number:	MH 1986.30.5
Credit Line:	William Richter Collection, Gift of Margaret Ruth Richter (Class of 1939)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Japanese netsuke. A mother frog bears a baby frog on the back. One hole at the bottom for functional use.

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