An ivory netsuke of a rat and a clam. 20th century - image-1

Lot 509 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a rat and a clam. 20th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a rat and a clam. 20th century

An ivory netsuke of a rat squirming on one side, desperately trying to free its long tail clamped by a hamaguri. The eyes painted black, signed Mishû/Bishû (= Saitô Katsutoshi, born 1943). 20th century.
Height 2.7 cm; width 4 cm; depth 3.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany