A boar-tusk netsuke with a crab
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, first half of the 19th centuryThe tusk of shallow curvature, a small crab resting near the narrow end, its claws pulled in toward its face; signed Iwami-no-kuni Tsuramitsu to (carved by Tsuramitsu [Kanman] of Iwami Province) with a kao. 8.9cm (3?in).
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猪牙彫根付 蟹 銘 「石見国貫満刀(花押)」 19世紀前期Provenance:Anne Hull Grundy Collection.Published:Earle, Huthart, p.232, no.200.