A small boar-tusk netsuke with a minogame and terrapin
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe tusk of shallow curvature, carved in relief with a minogame and terrapin, the eyes of the larger creature inlaid; signed Iwami-no-kuni Denshinsai Tsuramitsu saku (made by Denshinsai Tsuramitsu [Kanman] of Iwami Province) with a kao. 7.6cm (3in).
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猪牙彫根付 蓑亀親子 銘 「石見国伝神斎貫満作(花押)」 19世紀前期Provenance: Itoh Kazuo Collection.Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.Sold at Christie's, London, Part II, 18 October 1988, lot 190.Published:Shichida, INC, fig.57.Bushell, CN, p.61, no.63.Earle, Huthart, p.236, no.204.