説明
Reference：
NETSUKE- The Miniature Sculpture of Japan （大英博物館蔵根付カタログ）P102(picture No182),By Richard Barker and Lawrence Smith, London,1976
FINE AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A WHITE RAT FROM TOMOKAZU STYLE
LENGTH 3.8cm
Gifu school
19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Provenance: European collection.
Notes：There is a small defect on the inside of the right ear that is barely visible to the naked eye.
The netsuke is a toggle. Japanese men used netsuke to suspend various pouches and containers from their sashes by a silk cord. Netsuke had to be small and not too heavy, yet bulky enough to do the job. They needed to be compact with no sharp protruding edges, yet also strong and hardwearing.
Above all they had to have the means of attaching the cord. Although netsuke were made in a variety of forms, the most widely appreciated is the katabori (shape carving). This is a three-dimensional carving, such as this one.
From around 1750, the designs of katabori netsuke became more realistic. This was probably due to the influence of European painting as seen in Dutch works (rangaku), as the Japanese had very little direct contact with Europeans. As a result, craftsmen began to draw from nature and use perspective, light and shade.
They paid great attention to detail, such as animal fur. As a result, carvers in Gifu made a whole group of classic animal netsuke. This rat netsuke is one.
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