A boar tusk netsuke carved with a squirrel on a vine


By Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, dated 1821Signed Bunsei yonen gogatsu hi Sekiyo Sanbegawa Nagaregawa goyu junin Kanman nijunana [...] (Kanman, a resident of the village in Iwami Province where the Sanbegawa and the Nagaregawa meet, on a day in the fifth month of 1821. [Aged] 27) with kao. 8.9cm (3½in) long.
|猪牙彫根付　葡萄に栗鼠　銘「文政四年五月日 石陽三瓶川流川合邑住人 貫満　（花押） 二十七 [...]」　1821年Published: Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.179, no.K423.Of typical form, carved in relief with two squirrels on a grape vine, chewing the fruits among large leaves.