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Katalognummer: NE0920-200 MICHAEL WEBB A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO FROGS By Michael Webb (1934-2009), signed with artist’s monogram ‘MW’ England, Yorkshire, c. 1980 The two frogs seated side by side on top of two overlapping lily pads, the amphibian’s skins rendered naturalistically with extremely fine incision work and ukibori. The leaves, as well, are carved with great detail, utilizing finely carved alternating ridges and polished areas which simulate the heterogenous surface of the leaf very well. Himotoshi through the loop formed by the stem of one of the leaves and signed in ukibori ‘MW’. LENGTH 6.6 cm Condition: Excellent condition. Provenance: British private collection. Michael Webb (1932-2009), formerly director and auctioneer at Sotheby’s, carved netsuke as a hobby until 1976. Afterwardshe moved to Yorkshire and started mastering the art with the guidance of Luigi Bandini of Eskenazi Ltd. He excelled in naturalistic representations of animals and mastered the difficult technique of ukibori, as shown in the present example.   Schätzpreis 估價: € 3.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 1.500 -