Group of two Paduan style Japanese bronze toad models or okimono sculptures, Meiji period, 1868-1912. Realistic bronze toads were popular in 16th-century…

Group of two Paduan style Japanese bronze toad models or okimono sculptures, Meiji period, 1868-1912. Realistic bronze toads were popular in 16th-century Italian workshops in Padua, often cast as desk ornaments or paperweights. Similarly detailed bronze amphibian forms were also popular during the Meiji era in Japan. (Larger) Height: 1 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 4 in. (Smaller) Height: 1 1/4 in x width: 2 1/4 in x depth: 2 3/4 in.

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H 2,5 × B 7,6 × D 10,2 cm