Lot 116 D α

An impressive Osaka school ivory netsuke of a rat. Late 18th century

Seated with two young, on two rice bales placed neatly side by side. The eye pupils of black wood. Inscribed Garaku in an irregular reserve.
As seen in sculptures and paintings of Daikoku, rice bales arranged in this way as function the god’s pedestal.
Height 3.8 cm; width 3.8 cm