A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-1
A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-2
A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-3
A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-4
A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-1A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-2A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-3A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century - image-4

Lot 491 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.260 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of pumpkin with a rat inside. Possibly Tanba. 19th century

The head and the rear of a rat is visible in the two openings of the squat pumpkin, the himotôshi runs underneath the stalk of the kabocha and the stem of one leaf.
Height 2.3 cm