More Nezumi - Prints!

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Here's some NEZUMI on Japanese Prints!

Shigenobu New year print -  a woman confronting a mouse or rat. Its white so about an escaped pet?

Here's a #surimono format print with the image of the rat serving as an introduction or maybe the top page of the print when folded since Japanese texts were read from right to left.

The last print is by Seiho - 1937 of a rat exploring a top hat. 

Kawaii but also iki ? 

Inro Nezumi

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INRO NEZUMI

Here are 3 delightful inro featuring nezumi to enjoy ! They also shows the diversity of techniques used to make lacquered objects and turn them into small elegant treasures.

A tonally restrained but wonderful use of the sprinkled gold dust technique 

A  beautiful netsuke attached to a polychrome lacquer with very limited use of gold and skilled use of the low relief technique 

A small ivory netsuke contrasts with plain black and gold used for an outline rather than tone.