Depicting a cicada alighted on a piece of wood, the inroopens at the side to reveal five tiny drawer
Depicting a cicada alighted on a piece of wood, the inroopens at the side to reveal five tiny drawers. A basket outlined in gold appears on the back. The netsuke is crystal carved in the shape of an eggplant; the sliding clasp (ojime) is amethyst.Source: “Japanese Objects,” in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 414. -- source link
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