An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century - image-1
An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century - image-2
An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century - image-1An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century - image-2

Lot 363 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century

Auction 1190 - overview Cologne
11.12.2021, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 8.125 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a rat with a candle. First half 19th century

Seated and looking to the right, the tail coiled around its body, the rat places its paws on a thick candle realistically rendered with dripping wax and a thick wick. The eyes of black horn. Signed Rantei in an oval reserve.
Height 2.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany