Rat in a pumpkin
| Accession Nr.: | 53.394.1 |
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| Type: | wooden sculpture; object for daily use; netsuke; accessory |
| Date of production: |
Mid-19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era |
| Place of production: |
| Signed: | Unsigned. |
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| Materials: | wood |
| Dimensions: | height: 3 cm width: 4.2 cm |
Japanese men kept their personal belongings in the belt of their kimono. These were fastened to the belt of the kimono: a suspension cord attached to the object ran under the textile sash with a counterweight knotted on the other end.
Purchased at the Oppenheimer auction, Munich, 1913. (HMI_227/1953)
Published in Cseh, Éva, Netsuke: Japanese miniature carvings. Budapest, Hopp Ferenc Kelet-Ázsiai Müvészeti Múzeum, 2001, 339.
Purchased at the Oppenheimer auction, Munich, 1913. (HMI_227/1953)
Published in Cseh, Éva, Netsuke: Japanese miniature carvings. Budapest, Hopp Ferenc Kelet-Ázsiai Müvészeti Múzeum, 2001, 339.
