An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on an oak branch
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe cicada sitting on a large leaf from a tree branch, the umimatsu of variegated colour; signed Iwami-no-kuni Denshinsai Tsuramitsu saku (made by Denshinsai Tsuramitsu [Kanman] of Iwami Province). 9.4cm (3?in).
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海松彫根付 枝に止まる蝉 銘 「石見国伝神斎貫満作」 19世紀前期Published: Earle, Huthart, p.243, no.209.