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Japanese Carved Wooden Frog Pair, Kaeru browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Carvings: Wood: Pre 1950: item #791595 Please refer to our stock #MOR2392 when inquiring.
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| A small lumpy frog (ibo-gaeru) rides on the back of its parent, a fine wood carving signed Hiromitsu saku. It is carved from a hard dark wood, only the sharp eyes of the animals painted black, the rest raw. It is nearly 1 foot (30 cm) long, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in fine condition, with two age cracks on either side of the larger creatures face. The carving technique is reminiscent of Kamakura-bori carving, and likely comes from that region south of Tokyo. The frog (kaeru) has long been a popular folk item in Japan as its name is Homonym with the verb to return (kaeru). It is often carved when a daughter leaves the household to be married. These images also exist in many of Japans clay traditions, especially Shigaraki. | ||||||||||||||
