A kurogaki (Black persimmon wood) manju netsuke
By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), early 19th centuryCarved in low relief with two geese and reeds by a stream, the reverse similarly carved with a flying goose on a stippled ground; signed inside Kiyo Seiyodo Tomiharu chokoku (carved by Seiyodo Tomiharu of Kiyo). 3.9cm (1?in) diam.
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黒柿彫饅頭根付 葦雁 銘 「崎陽青陽堂富春彫刻」 19世紀前期Published:Rokusho 20, p.13, no.15.Earle, Huthart, p.85, no.66.The inscription indicates that Tomiharu was living in Kiyo (an alternative name for Nagasaki), where he is recorded as having spent his final years.