94. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UNE BAUDROIE Par Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, debut/mi-XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKFISH By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early/mid-19th century The monkfish with its round pectoral fins flared out in an alert manner, its lower body curling with its tail fin touching its left pectoral fin, its body with stripes stained in ink, the eyes inlaid; signed on the underside Toyomasa. 4.2cm (1 5/8in) long. 木彫根付　鮟鱇　銘「豊昌」　19世紀前期/中期 Provenance: Purchased from Robert Fleischel, November 1999. Exhibited and Published: NS19, p.78, no.134.