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| Looks like a nice EDO ivory piece but I have questions |
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Posted By: Antoine Posted Date: Sep 26, 2007 (04:03 PM) |
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Message I recently purchased this Japanese ivory sculpture at auction. It features frogs or toads on a boat. It seems it is signed Kisen or something like this. I wonder how I could find out more details about this artist. What could be the explanation (mythologically speaking) of those toads on a boat (lucky sign ? Fishermen changed into toads for their own protection ?). How could it be possible to date it ? (late EDO, early MEIJI ? Could it eventually be late 18th century or am I completely crazy to even think about it ?). What a strange piece, no ? 
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