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

Tags:
animals

Subjects:
Animals

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