A wood netsuke of a cicada on driftwoodBy Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe wood probably ebony, the large insect alighting on the layered section of driftwood, carved in high relief, the wings and legs undercut, the whole meticulously rendered and with indentations representing rotten sections of the wood, signed Iwami-no-kuni Kanman to (carved by Kanman in Iwami Province) with a kao. 9.2cm (3 5/8in).注脚木彫根付　流木に止まる蝉　銘 「石見国貫満刀（花押）」　19世紀前期Published: Lazarnick, NIA, p.588.Rokusho 20, p.47, no.57.Earle, Huthart, p.256, no.224.