An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900 - image-1
An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900 - image-2
An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900 - image-1An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900 - image-2

Lot 361 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900

Auction 1190 - overview Cologne
11.12.2021, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.500 € - 2.800 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a rat on a tentacle. Around 1900

Seated on the rolled up tentacle of a squid, the rat with its long tail placed in front of it is about to scratch its ear. The large eyes inlaid red. Signed Chokusai.
Height 2.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany