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Source Description
The rat is portrayed with one rear leg raised to his ear and holding a "daikon," or Japanese radish, in his front paws. It has been realistically carved and tinted with considerable attention lavished on its finely incised strands of fur. Black coral was used for the inlaid eyes. The rat, which is the first animal in the Chinese and Japanese twelve-year cycle, was the first to appear before the Buddha in an audience of animals. It was a popular subject, especially for those born in its year.
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Document identity
localId
30143
label
Netsuke in the Form of a Rat
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
30143
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Netsuke in the Form of a Rat
description
The rat is portrayed with one rear leg raised to his ear and holding a "daikon," or Japanese radish, in his front paws. It has been realistically carved and tinted with considerable attention lavished on its finely incised strands of fur. Black coral was used for the inlaid eyes. The rat, which is the first animal in the Chinese and Japanese twelve-year cycle, was the first to appear before the Buddha in an audience of animals. It was a popular subject, especially for those born in its year.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th century (Edo period (1603-1868))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
netsukes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.8
height
2.8
depth
3.2
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 7/8 × W: 1 1/8 × H: 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 2.8 × 3.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
Ivory (elephant), coral, ink
creator_ids
2945
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
2062
275
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e8c365a60947dacc
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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04e36ff877f8afd6
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no
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no