A buffalo-horn netsuke of a snail on a taro leafBy Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th centuryThe curved section of horn carved in high relief with a snail, its body emerging from its shell as it slides over the leaf, its veins depicted in low relief signed Iwami-no-kuni Kanman to (carved by Kanman in Iwami Province) with a kao. 7.8cm (3 1/8in).注脚水牛角彫根付　芋の葉に蝸牛　銘 「石見国貫満刀（花押）」　19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.267, no.236.