Title
Bamboo toads, China, late Ming dynasty, 1623. Artist: Shen Dasheng.
Caption
Bamboo toads, China, late Ming dynasty, 1623. Three bamboo toads carved in the round, signed by Shen Dasheng. The tongue of the big toad is fitted at the base to slots and can be moved up and down. The two smaller toads, one with a rice spray, are clambering onto the flat back of the big one. This object was probably intended as a brush rest for the scholar's studio.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1623
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B81_302
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
17,9Mb (715,0Kb) / 7,4in x 9,4in / 2213 x 2830 (300dpi)