A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century - image-1
A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century - image-2
A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century - image-1A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century - image-2

Lot 362 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century

Auction 1190 - overview Cologne
11.12.2021, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.400 € - 2.800 €
Result: 4.250 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a rat. Mid-19th century

With three paws clutching the tail, the rat pulls the long coiled tail to its body. The eyes of brown horn. Inscribed Tomokazu in an oval reserve.
Height 2.2 cm; length 4.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany