An ebony netsuke of a beetle on two mushrooms
By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe winged insect crawling over the broad worm-eaten head of a mushroom overlapping a smaller fungus at one side, the wood somewhat worn; signed Iwami-no-kuni Tsuramitsu (Tsuramitsu [Kanman] of Iwami Province) with a kao. 6.3cm (2?in).
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黒檀彫根付 茸に兜虫 銘 「石見国貫満(花押)」 19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.264, no.233.