Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 431
λ NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RATS MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300
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Description
λ NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RATS
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
One with a small rodent peeking out of a wood pumpkin; three each depicting a colony of rats; a large rat with its young and the remaining four climbing over fruits and mushrooms, some with signatures including Tomochika, Ikkosai and Masamitsu, 4cm max. (9)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.