A Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke With Signed Mother of Pearl Tablet To Underside 35mm wide

Here we have a Japanese carved wood netsuke with signed mother of pearl tablet to underside, glass eyes

This is a great example of the love and attention given to netsuke by their master carvers; not a single detail was ever overlooked. The rat itself is a member of the zodiac, and is the first of the repeating twelve-year cycle. Zodiac animals like the rat are some of the most popular subjects for netsuke.

A Netsuke is a small, finely carved figure in ivory, wood, bone, lacquer, metal and porcelain came into wide use as toggles for money purses, tobacco pouches, etc. in the Edo period (1600-1868). They remained popular, almost exclusively for men, until the beginning of the 20th century when traditional Japanese clothing for men went out of style

A netsuke is like a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inr box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship.

This Netsuke depicts two rats, the mother of pearl tablet is set well into the Netsuke itself - these are highly collectable

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