A boxwood netsuke of a centipede on a hanaike (flower vase)Style of Mitani Goho, Aki Province, early 19th centuryThe centipede crawling down the side of the hanging vase, formed from a thick section of bamboo which is pierced with a horizontal slot that doubles as the larger cord hole, the wood slightly worn and of a good colour, unsigned. 5.1cm (2in) high.注脚黄楊彫根付　花生に蜈蚣　無銘　19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.333, no.306.