A fine carved ivory netsuke of a rat with a bean pod

Description:

Japan, signed Ranko, 19th cent.
H. 2,6 cm, B. 3,4 cm
Detailed workmanship with fine fur engraving, signed in a reserve at the end of the tail.
From an old private collection Rhineland, collected before 1985, coll. no. 25 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Minim. traces of wear