An ebony netsuke of a mole cricket on driftwood
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe large mole cricket resting on an irregularly shaped section of driftwood, the driftwood rising at one side, protecting the cricket's right side and forming a compact composition; signed Goho. 4.3cm (1 11/16in).
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黒檀彫根付 流木に蟋蟀 銘 「五鳳」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期Published:Lazarnick, NIA, p.411.Burditt, ICGG, p.42, fig.14.Earle, Huthart, p.205, no.176.