An ebony netsuke of a centipede on a rock
By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe small centipede crawling around the side of the rock, the wood rather worn; signed Seiyodo Tomiharu chokoku nari (carved by Seiyodo Tomiharu). 4.6cm (1 13/16in).
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黒檀彫根付 巌に蜈蚣 銘 「青陽堂富春彫刻也」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.75, no.55.