A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 601 Dα

A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century

The rat sits with forepaws held together on a carefully tied rice bale, carved to the inside with Daikoku and a rat visible through five irregular holes. The eye pupils of the rat of brown horn. Signed Ryûkei in a raised oval reserve.
Height 3.4 cm; width 4.6 cm