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Source Description
As was characteristic for this period, the sculptor has striven for the maximum verisimilitude in rendering this toad seated on a straw sandal, carefully depicting the warty surface of its skin. He alternated between a black stain for the toad and a light brown tint for the sandal.
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Document identity
localId
33966
label
Toad Sitting on a Sandal
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
33966
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Toad Sitting on a Sandal
description
As was characteristic for this period, the sculptor has striven for the maximum verisimilitude in rendering this toad seated on a straw sandal, carefully depicting the warty surface of its skin. He alternated between a black stain for the toad and a light brown tint for the sandal.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
4.6
dimensionsRaw
7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (2.2 x 4.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Yamada School
inscriptions
[Signature] Masakatsu
med
ivory
creator_ids
2831
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
2062
275
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1
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0
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photo
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