An ebony netsuke of a cicada on driftwoodBy Seisendo Masatoyo, Tomita, Iwami Province, late 18th centuryThe large insect finely carved, its wings folded with veins finely carved in relief, the flattish section of typically-striated driftwood polished beneath, signed with very faint ukibori characters Tomita no junin Seisendo Masatoyo saku (made by Seisendo Masatoyo, a resident of Tomita). 7cm (2¾in).注脚黒檀彫根付　樹皮に止まる蝉　銘 「富田住人清泉堂昌豊作」　18世紀後期Provenance:George Lazarnick Collection.Published:Lazarnick, NIA, pp.87 and 738.Earle, Huthart, p.322, no.292.