Kanman (貫満 1793 – 1859) was a Japanese '' netsuke'' carver of the Iwami school (founded by Seiyōdō Tomiharu). Most of his work was designed in the first three decades of the 19th century. According to collector

Anne Hull Grundy Anne Hull Grundy (née Ullmann, 9 December 1926–7 August 1984) was a German-born British art collector and philanthropist. Her 1978 bequest to the British Museum comprised some of the finest netsuke and European decorative arts received by ...

, "His netsuke ..are extremely rare." In the historical ''kana'' orthography he was spelled "Kwanman" (くゎんまん). It can also be pronounced as "Tsuramitsu" (貫満). He is also known to sign as "(Iwami-no-)Kuni" (石見国).

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Bibliography

* Earle, Huthart, p. 270, no. 239. * Lazarnick, NIA, p. 590. * Rokusho 20, p. 50, no. 63. * Earle, Huthart, p. 280, no. 249. * Burditt, ICK, p. 51, figs. 8a-8b. * Rokusho 20, p. 45, no. 54. * Earle, Huthart, p. 262, no. 231.

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Bonhams : A buffalo-horn netsuke of a beetle on a nasubi (aubergine) By Tsuramitsu (Kanman, 1793-1859), Iwami Province, first half of the 19th century

Bonhams : A buffalo-horn netsuke of a rat on a bamboo shoot By Kanman (1793-1859), first half of the 19th century

Bonhams : A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a crab on driftwood By Kanman (1793-1859), Iwami Province, early 19th century
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