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Wooden netsuke mouse with a chestnut
, mid 19th century
30.5 x 30 x 30 cm (h x w x d)
wood
Netsuke (Japanese 根付) are small carved figures from Japan. They served as a counterweight when attaching a sagemono ('hanging container') such as an Inrō, a flat, small, multi-part lacquerwood box to the obi of the pocketless kimono.