An ebony netsuke of a tortoiseBy Shigeyoshi, probably Iwami Province, early 19th centuryAlmost completely enveloped in its carapace, its head emerging, its legs drawn in to form a compact composition, the himotoshi formed by the removable central section of the shell, signed Shigeyoshi. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).注脚黒檀彫根付　亀　銘 「重吉」　19世紀前期Published:Earle, Huthart, p.362, no.339.For a very similar example, see Meinertzhagen, MCI, vol.2, p.734.