A carved ivory Okimono depicting a kneeling man and rats

Description:

Japan, sign. Toshikazu, 19th c.
H. 11,7 cm
A kneeling man looking down in horror at a horde of rats crawling up him.
From an old private collection in the Hunsrück region, acquired in the 1990s - Published in: Lempertz Cologne, Auction 659, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 1993, Lot 1399 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot has been granted - Finger chipped and repaired