A small boar-tusk netsuke with a crab
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, first half of the 19th centuryThe tusk of shallow curvature, the crab resting near the broad end with one claw to its mouth as though feeding; signed Tsuramitsu to (carved by Tsuramitsu [Kanman]) with a kao. 6.8cm (2 5/8in).
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猪牙彫根付 蟹 銘 「貫満刀(花押)」 19世紀前期Provenance:George Lazarnick Collection.Published:Lazarnick, NIA, pp.71, 588.Earle, Huthart, p.231, no.199.