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Catalogue N°: 77
Title: Coiled Rat
Description: An Excellent Wood Netsuke of a Coiled Rat.
Signature: Masanao
School: Yamada School
Material: Boxwood
Time: 19th C.
Measures: H 4 cm
Miscellaneous: (known as Masanao I of Ise) Eyes are inlaid in dark horn. Cordholes are formed by the na- tural bend of the paw.
Provenance: Collection of Emile Veranneman, Belgium; Collection Anne Hull Grundy, Published in: Bernhard Hurtig ´Masterpieces of Netsuke Art, One thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors´. New York 1975, p 194 #816
Price: Price on Request

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