Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Rat Nezumi on Rice Bale Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.42" long (3.6 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (16 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: ?
Collected: Kamakura, Japan antique store 2022
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several age cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Rat or mouse (nezumi) on a bale of rice. Symbols of the Lucky God Daikoku, and symbols of wealth and prosperity (because you only have rats eating your rice if you have a lot of rice to spare)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Rat Nezumi on Rice Bale Japan
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Type: Katabori (Sculptural) Netsuke
Material: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.42" long (3.6 cm)
Weight: 0.6 oz (16 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: ?
Collected: Kamakura, Japan antique store 2022
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several age cracks. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Rat or mouse (nezumi) on a bale of rice. Symbols of the Lucky God Daikoku, and symbols of wealth and prosperity (because you only have rats eating your rice if you have a lot of rice to spare)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Netsuke Rat Nezumi on Rice Bale Japan