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A cluster of rats

Posted on 7 October 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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An ivory netsuke depicting a cluster of rats. Continue reading →

Posted in Curiosities, history, Museums | Tagged japan, museum, netsuke, rat, sculpture, unsettling | 15 Replies

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