Art History AnimaliaFor both #WorldFrogDay + #WorldSparrowDay today, here are two ivory #nestukes on display together at the The Walters Art Museum:
1. Skull and Toad
Ohara Mitsuhiro, Edo, early-mid 19th c.
2. Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow")
after Masanao of Kyoto, Edo, early 19th c.
#JapaneseArt
1. Skull and Toad
Ohara Mitsuhiro, Edo, early-mid 19th c.
2. Stylized Fukurasusume ("fat sparrow")
after Masanao of Kyoto, Edo, early 19th c.
#JapaneseArt
