A small boar-tusk netsuke with a spider and ferns
By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th centuryCarved in relief with a spider towards the narrow end, the reverse with a clump of ferns engraved in kebori; signed Kashi no yadori Ryusui (Ryusui, in his lodging at Kashi) with a kao. 8.5cm (3 3/8in).
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猪牙彫根付 蜘蛛 銘 「可志之舎竜水(花押)」 19世紀前期Published: Earle, Huthart, p.145, no.125.