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Lot 109*
A large wood netsuke of a recumbent rat By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,500 inc. premium
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By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
Facing ahead, its head raised and bearing an alert expression as it holds its tail with both forepaws, the dark-stained wood is slightly worn and bears a good patina, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 6cm (2 3/8in).
Facing ahead, its head raised and bearing an alert expression as it holds its tail with both forepaws, the dark-stained wood is slightly worn and bears a good patina, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 6cm (2 3/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 鼠 銘「為隆」 18世紀
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.61, no.76.
























