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Description: | Throughout East Asia, the toad is a symbol of longevity and a number of myths outline a close relationship between deities and toads. This okimono is carved from one piece of ivory and depicts two toads fighting on a lotus leaf. The texture of the toads' skin has been carefully carved and their eyes highlighted with a dark stain.
Ivory okimono, showing two playful toads on lotus leaf. One toad is holding the other one down. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Animals 16th Century Toads Decorative arts Amphibians Japanese Decorative Art Sixteenth century Asia Violence Carving Japan | Temporal: | 1550 - 1600
16th century (1500-1599) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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