An ebony netsuke of ants on a tree stump
By Jikan Ganbun, Kyoto and Edo, second half of the 19th centuryThe concave stump slightly hollowed out, a smaller stump on each side, a tiny ant of shakudo inside the stump, two other ants crawling outside; signed Jikan Ganbun. 4.8cm (1 7/8in).
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黒檀赤銅彫根付 幹に蜘蛛 銘 「自侃眼文」 19世紀後期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.307, no.276.