Praying mantis & moon, Jishusai Joryu

Jishusai Joryu.
Circa 1820-1860.
Height: 7.2 cm.

Joseph U. Seo, New York, 1954 album, no. G143.
Adolph “Papa” Kroch, Los Angeles CA
Gretchen Kroch Kelsch, Tucson AZ
Sotheby’s, New York, 27th March, 1982, lot 63
Sydney L. Moss, Ltd., Odd Men Out, 1998, no. 48
Robert and Kay Gow, Naples FL
Moss, Lac lacquer lacquest, 2014, no. 100.