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Collections

Rokkō
Frustrated Rat Catcherlate 19th-20th century

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Small wood sculpture of a muscular bald man crouching over a rectangular box on a tray, right arm raised holding a tool, carved from polished honey-brown wood
Artist or Maker
Rokkō
Title
Frustrated Rat Catcher
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th-20th century
Medium
Wood with staining, inlays
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (5.4 x 8.3 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
34.13.608
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: O." International Netsuke Society Journal 30, no.4 (2011): 22-29.