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Maker(s):	Masamitsu
Culture:	Japanese
Title:	Cluster of rats on a leaf
Date Made:	19th century
Type:	Netsuke/Inro/Ojima
Materials:	Ivory and black coral (unimatsu); carved with pigment
Place Made:	Asia; Japan
Measurements:	Overall: 1 1/16 in x 1 11/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 2.7 cm x 4.3 cm x 2.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:	INSCRIPTION/SIGNATURE: bottom: [Japanese character, Masamitsu].
Accession Number:	MH 1986.30.17
Credit Line:	William Richter Collection, Gift of Margaret Ruth Richter (Class of 1939)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Japanese netsuke. A cluster of three rats crowling on a leaf. Two holes at the bottom for functional use.

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