Lot 830 D ‡ α

An ivory netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century

Signed Kiyokatsu in an oval reserve between the himotoshi
With its long tail curled up under its body, cleaning its hind leg. The eyes inlaid in brown horn, the whiskers and eyelashes singly and finely engraved.
Height 3 cm; length 4.1 cm