An ebony netsuke of a tortoise
By Soryu, probably Iwami Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe tortoise with its head emerging from within its shell, fully extended and turned slightly to the left, its legs drawn in for compactness; signed Soryu. 5.7cm (2?in).
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黒檀彫根付 亀 銘 「素竜」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期Published:Shichida, INC, figs.66-67.Earle, Huthart, p.365, no.342.