An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a branch
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, first half of the 19th centuryThe cicada resting on an angled branch, the texture of the bark and growth rings carefully rendered; signed Iwami-no-kuni Tsuramitsu (Tsuramitsu [Kanman] of Iwami Province) with a kao. 6.5cm (2 9/16in).
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海松彫根付 枝に止まる蝉 銘 「石見国貫満(花押)」 19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.249, no.216.