Chinese Toggle Depicting 2 Frogs on Plant

Bundle of leaves with a pair of tiny frogs on top and an insect at the end.

This carved wood toggle depicting two frogs on a plant is from China, and dates to the 20th century. A toggle was worn at the end of a cord on the belt, so the carved scene is typically shaped to sit smoothly in the hand and against fabric. Rounded, log-like form made of overlapping carved leaves, with two small frogs perched across the top and a pointed, ribbed insect or pod at the lower end. The surface is amber brown with darker lines etched into the leaves. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 1 high.

Crowded little scene, nicely tucked into a very small footprint.