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A wood netsuke of a rat.

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A wood netsuke of a rat.
By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, Early 19th century. Sitting with its tail curled underneath while clutching a chestnut with its front paws, eyes inlaid with dark horn, the lower two incisors with ivory, the reddish hue of the wood typical of origins near Nagoya. Signeed under the tail in an oval reserve, Tomokazu. 1in (2.4cm).