Japanese carved boxwood katabori netsuke or okimono sculpture ornament depicting a "sansukumi-ken" triad, comprising an intertwined snake, frog, and slug,…

Japanese carved boxwood katabori netsuke or okimono sculpture ornament depicting a "sansukumi-ken" triad, comprising an intertwined snake, frog, and slug, Meiji period, ca. 1868-1912. The overturned slug is held within the grasp of the frog, intent on devouring the noxious creature, while the snake tightly constricts around the amphibian, locking the three animals in a state of mutually assured destruction. Provenance: Private Collection, New York; thence by descent. Height: 1 1/2 in x width: 2

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B 2 cm