Japanese bronze vase with a rat signed Seiunsai Yoshitani Meiji period

Japanese bronze vase with a rat signed Seiunsai Yoshitani Meiji period

Code: 10089

Dimensions:

W: 12cm (4.7")H: 28.5cm (11.2")

£2,800.00 Approx $3530.9, €3267.21

Japanese bronze vase inlaid with a rat feasting on a turnip, the eyes in shakudo with finely carved details signed in a rectangular plaque Seiunsai Yoshitani zo 清雲斎 美谷造, Meiji period (1868-1912).

The rat is Daikoku's messenger and the first animal of the Oriental Zodiac.
It is often shown feasting on chestnuts, rice, pomegranates, turnips, and is symbolic of bounty and abundance.

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