Modern and Antique, Arts & Crafts YOKOYAMA

  • Netsuke frog
  • Netsuke frog
  • Netsuke frog
  • Netsuke frog
  • Netsuke frog

根付 蛙Netsuke frog

No OK-56
Artist 岡壱|Okaichi
Size 4×2×2.5 cm

柘植製。
カエルは語呂合わせで「福をむかえる・お金が還る・若返る・無事に帰る」などに通じるということで縁起の良いものとされています。

Made of boxwood.
Frogs are considered to be a good omen because the Japanese word "frog" means "to bring good fortune," "to return money," "to be young again," and "to return safely.

Okaichi:1973-
Okaichi's netsuke is a size that is preferred by modern people, and the motif of the work is also very popular.
He started to make netsuke by self-study. Lives in Kyoto.


彼の根付は現代人に好まれるサイズで、作品のモチーフも大変人気があります。
彼は独学で根付を作り始めコツコツと制作販売しています。 京都在住。

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