IVORY NETSUKE OF A CICADA ON A HALF NUTSHELL

Similar to the previous netsuke no. 191, though rarer since it is carved from ivory. The cicada (semi) is seated on a half nut shell, the wings are carved naturalistically and precisely. The cicada has large and bulging eyes. Himotoshi on the interior of the nutshell below the bridge. Cicada netsuke were worn during the festival of Obon, honoring the ancestor spirits

Category:
Netsuke
Subcategory:
-
Subject:
Animal
Material:
Ivory
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
-
Provenance/Owner:
Galerie Zacke
Signed:
unsigned
Type:
Katabori
Height:
25mm mm
Width:
40mm mm
Depth:
mm
ID number:

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