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AN EBONY NETSUKE OF A CICADA A WOOD NETSUKE OF A WASP IN A PEAR
By Kanman, Iwami Province, early 19th century By Gekko, Edo, 19th century
Signed Iwami no kuni Kanman to with a kao. Signed in an oval reserve Gekko.
7.3cm (2 7/8in) wide. 5.1cm (2in) high.
£2,500 - 3,000 £3,000 - 5,000
JPY360,000 - 440,000 JPY440,000 - 730,000
US$3,400 - 4,100 US$4,100 - 6,900

木彫根付 蝉 銘「石見国貫満刀（花押）」 19世紀前期 木彫根付 梨に雀蜂 銘「月江」 19世紀

Published: Provenance:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.185, no.K596. Joseph Seo, New York, 1963.

The large insect resting on a section of driftwood, its wings drawn in Published:
for compactness and its eyes inlaid. Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.261, no.K606 (incorrectly described as by
Gessho).
The cicada was evidently one of Kanman’s more popular subjects.
For somewhat similar examples, see Lazarnick, NIA, p.588; and Earle, The large insect gnawing a large hole in one side of the fruit, the skin of
RSHIN, p.256, no.224. which is covered with ukibori pimples and with three decayed holes on
the reverse, two of which form the himotoshi.

For a discussion on the ‘Wasp’; carvers, including Gekko, Kogetsu,
Ichiminsai, Sangetsu and Gochiku, see Bushell, CN, pp.100-102.

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