An ebony wood netsuke of a group of rats By Horaku, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

An ebony wood netsuke of a group of rats

By Horaku, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Comprising five rats of various sizes, the adult recumbent and twisted to one side, nuzzling into three of her offspring clustered around the front, a fourth standing on its hind legs attempting to clamber over its mother's back from behind; signed in a sunken oval reserve
Horaku.
3.8cm (1½in) long.

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