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Maker(s):	Masamin
Culture:	Japanese
Title:	Rat and pea pod
Date Made:	19th century
Type:	Netsuke/Inro/Ojima
Materials:	Ivory and black coral (unimatsu); carved with pigment
Place Made:	Asia; Japan
Measurements:	Overall: 1/2 in x 1 5/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.3 cm x 3.3 cm x 2.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:	INSCRIPTION/SIGNATURE: bottom: [Japanese character, Masatami (or Seimin)].
Accession Number:	MH 1986.30.98
Credit Line:	William Richter Collection, Gift of Margaret Ruth Richter (Class of 1939)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Japanese netsuke. A small rat craws over a pea pod with its tail.

Tags:
animals

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