Chinese Toggle Depicting Frog

Big, bumpy toad sitting squarely on a leaf with a lopsided grin.

This carved wood toggle depicting a frog is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Chinese carvers made small wooden toggles in the form of animals, with rounded shapes and smooth surfaces suited to being worn and handled. Large toad with a warty back covered in small ringed bumps, round eyes and a wide mouth, crouching on a curled leaf. The surface is deep brown, with lighter highlights worn along the bumps and the leaf edge. It is 1.75 inches wide, 2.25 deep and 1 high.

All bumps, no regrets, and the leaf is lucky to hold him.