A kurogaki (Black persimmon wood) manju netsuke By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), early 19th century Carved in low relief with two geese and reeds by a stream, the reverse similarly carved with a flying goose on a stippled ground; signed inside Kiyo Seiyodo Tomiharu chokoku (carved by Seiyodo Tomiharu of Kiyo). 3.9cm (1½in) diam. Fußnoten 黒柿彫饅頭根付 葦雁 銘 「崎陽青陽堂富春彫刻」 19世紀前期 Published: Rokusho 20, p.13, no.15. Earle, Huthart, p.85, no.66. The inscription indicates that Tomiharu was living in Kiyo (an alternative name for Nagasaki), where he is recorded as having spent his final years.
A kurogaki (Black persimmon wood) manju netsuke By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733-1810), early 19th century Carved in low relief with two geese and reeds by a stream, the reverse similarly carved with a flying goose on a stippled ground; signed inside Kiyo Seiyodo Tomiharu chokoku (carved by Seiyodo Tomiharu of Kiyo). 3.9cm (1½in) diam. Fußnoten 黒柿彫饅頭根付 葦雁 銘 「崎陽青陽堂富春彫刻」 19世紀前期 Published: Rokusho 20, p.13, no.15. Earle, Huthart, p.85, no.66. The inscription indicates that Tomiharu was living in Kiyo (an alternative name for Nagasaki), where he is recorded as having spent his final years.
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