A marine ivory tusk seal netsuke of a frog, by Kinryû. Second half 19th centuryEngraved with a frog jumping up to reach for a sloping branch of a willow, and inscribed with a poem. At the base a four-character seal in relief. Signed Kinryû tô. The design is an allusion to Ono no Tofu who tried seven times to obtain a higher post in court but did not succeed. When he saw that a frog only reached a willow branch at the eighth attempt, he took courage again and eventually rose to the highest rank under emperor Murakami. Height 7.8 cmProvenienzPurchased from Ohmura, Hamburg, April 1969Coll. no. 785 (printed and handwritten)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.A marine ivory tusk seal netsuke of a frog, by Kinryû. Second half 19th centuryEngraved with a frog jumping up to reach for a sloping branch of a willow, and inscribed with a poem. At the base a four-character seal in relief. Signed Kinryû tô. Height 7.8 cmThis lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.