Japanese Ceramic Rat Statue Vtg Tokoname Ware Zodiac Decoration Brown BD947

Vtg Japanese Ceramic Tokoname Ware Statue 

This is a Japanese Tokoname ware ceramic statue of a rat. The rat is standing on its rear and is holding a ribbon streamer in its hands. The base of the figurine is squared and the color is the typically Tokoname ware reddish brown. 

Rat (Mouse), or nezumi, is one of the twelve signs of Japanese Zodiac (Junishi). There is a sign for each year and a full cycle is repeated after 12 years. It is common to display the year's sign in the entrance or in the living room in Japan.

• Reddish brown
• Ceramic (red clay, shudei)
• C1970
• Item weight: 516 grams
• Packed weight: 916 grams
• Approx. 11 cm long x 10.5 cm wide x 26.5 cm tall
• Good condition considering its age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
• This statue was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan

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