Netsuke with Inlaid Design of a Rat Catcher

Artist Shoichi (Japanese)

Datec.1900

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: ivory; mother-of-pearl; jade?; leather;

DimensionsOverall (width was measured with 2 parts together): 1.8 x 4 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman

Object number2007.016.028 a,b

DescriptionTwo part circular netsuke. One section has a raised inlay of mother-of-pearl and jade?, depicting a crouching male rat catcher with an open-mouth expression of surprise, a rat on his head, and holding a box in two hands at his front. There is a raised section with himotoshi at centre on inside. The other half is plain except for an inlaid red seal and has a single perforation through the centre. There is a leather cord joining the two sections.

Status

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