THE JAPANESE COLLECTION

NL20 / L20

Stag antler netsuke of a rat on a large peach with foliage

Japan, 19th century
Signed: Ren (Ishikawa Rensai), Asakusa
Provenance: W.W.Winkworth collection

Published: Item 72 (netsuke) 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.

Published: M.T.Hindson collection, illustrated, Neil K Davey, Netsuke, p.180, no.535

Ishikawa Rensai worked, like Kokusai (NL13) in Asakusa, making netsuke in a similar style, often using stag-antler.

Zodiac sign / Rat