Lot 192 , A Japanese ivory okimono of rats and an ivory netsuke of rats on a mat, 19th/early 20th century, 7 and 8cm long

A Japanese ivory okimono of rats and an ivory netsuke of rats on a mat, 19th/early 20th century, both unsigned, 7 and 8cm long
Estimate £200-300

Okimono of two rats with peanuts - the larger rat's rear left leg has either been made as a separate section or has been skillfully repaired as it has an ivory pin holding it in position, the second figure of a rat has a crack running from its right hind leg through the back of its tail and it has opened up slightly and there are a few other hairline cracks to the ivory, the larger rat has coral inset eyes and the smaller rat some sort of horn its eyes, the manju netsuke has a rat on top of a reeded mat, the rat is missing his inset eyes, there is a section of the rope on one side of the netsuke where it looks like there has been an old chip loss which has been partially recarved to disguise this loss otherwise in reasonable condition.


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Sold for £160