From a private Japanese collection of the highest quality comes
this extraordinary Japanese work of art.

This is an early, fine and rare hand carving of the immortal sage Gama Sennin with his head entwined with his trusted pal and sage: The three legged money toad.

Hand-carved of a very hard hinoki (cypress) wood it measures a substantial 18 inches high and dates 150-200 years ago to the early 19th century Edo period.

Hand carved with a fine original patina. Historic treasure. Great conversational art.

Only one.

Provenance: Private Japanese collection.

History:
The Japanese legend of Gama Sennin (蝦蟇仙人 and his Toad Immortal is based upon Chinese Liu Hai (劉海), a fabled 10th-century alchemist who learned the secret of immortality from the Chan Chu his three-legged -Money Toad while wandering in the mountainside.

Schneible Fine Arts has been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for twenty five years. Mr. Schneible personally travels to China and Japan each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs.