A wood study of a Rat by Hidari Issan, Iwashiro, 19th century

Estimate

2,500 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

4.8cm., 1 7/8 in.

seated, leaning forward, its head slightly turned as it holds a large radish with its fore paws, several leaves trailing beneath, one forming the himotoshi, the eyes are inlaid, signed in a polished reserve Hidari Issan

Provenance

Jacques Carre collection

Exhibited

Eakenazi, Ltd., June 1993