An unusuallly large boar-tusk netsuke of a dragonBy Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, dated 1829The tusk of pronounced curvature, carved in relief with a dragon amid clouds, extending almost along the entire length, signed Bunsei juninen ... sangatsu hi Iwami no ju Kanman saku (made by Kanman, a resident of Iwami, on a day in the third month ... of the twelfth year of Bunsei) with a kao. 13.8cm (5 3/8in).注脚猪牙彫根付　竜　銘 「文政十二年囗三月日石見住貫満作（花押）」　1829年Provenance:Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection.Published:Bushell, NFU, no.424.Rokusho 20, p.41, no.50.Earle, Huthart, p.222, no.194.Burditt, ICK, p.52, fig.13.