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An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a pine branch By Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th century
15 May 2019, 14:00 BST
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An umimatsu (sea-pine) netsuke of a cicada on a pine branch
By Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th century
The large insect resting on a curved pine branch, the bark naturalistically rendered, carved from a variegated coloured section of umimatsu, signed Iwami Kanman to (carved by Kanman of Iwami) with a kao. 9cm (3½in).
The large insect resting on a curved pine branch, the bark naturalistically rendered, carved from a variegated coloured section of umimatsu, signed Iwami Kanman to (carved by Kanman of Iwami) with a kao. 9cm (3½in).
Footnotes
海松彫根付 枝に蝉 銘 「石見貫満刀(花押)」 19世紀前期
Published:
Lazarnick, NIA, p.582.
Earle, Huthart, p.246, no.215.
























