An ebony netsuke of a mouse on a chestnut
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th centuryThe small mouse lying, facing ahead, its forelegs outstretched on a flattened, partly eaten chestnut to form a compact composition, the hilum end rendered in ukibori pimples; signed with worn ukibori characters Mitani. 4.7cm (1 7/8in).
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黒檀彫根付 栗に鼠 銘 「三谷」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期Published: Earle, Huthart, p.205, no.177.