Toad terminal
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1940 - 1990
Materials
Jade
Measurements
57 x 28 x 28 mm
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
2 Willow Road, London
NT 113093
Summary
Rectangular terminal carved in jade stone, atop the crouching figure of a toad. Probably carved in China. Damage to edge of terminal by toad’s left legs.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Ernö Goldfinger (1902-1987) and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, Mrs Ernö Goldfinger (d.1991), formally acquired in 1994.
Credit line
National Trust Collections (2 Willow Road, The Ernő Goldfinger Collection)