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Netsuke: Mouse Holding Candle
- Museum No.
- HK111-7
Photo No：190107_HL_0001
Color type：Color
| Title | Netsuke: Mouse Holding Candle |
|---|---|
| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Lacquerware(H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 18th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 2.6cm Width 4.3cm Height 2.6cm |
| Inscription by | |
| Signature/Seals Etc | 線刻銘「岡友」 |
| Donor |
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This mouse appears to be just about to eat a Japanese vegetal wax candle. A similar motif is known from medieval handscrolls in which mice are seen licking vegetal oil from lamps, one of favorite foods. Netsuke functioned as a stopper for an inrō that would be suspended from the man’s belt.
Japan-Edo