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mid-19th century · Ivory · Asian Art

The rat is associated with Daikoku, the God of Wealth, and is the first sign of the Zodiac. This netsuke would been worn as a talisman by someone born in the Year of the Rat.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Ivory

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881