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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Stephen, post: 4469369, member: 70690&quot;]the curled up rat is a common netsuke form for sure, probably as its one of the zodiac animals. never seen them with any sort of base...&#039;Natural himitoshi&#039; (ie holes) are often formed by limbs, rather than having 2 drilled holes, but the fact it has only one is strange. Isn&#039;t that a second hole in his ear? The dodgy eye is probably a crude replacement done at some time as they are often inlaid stone. Rat tails usually also have the banded effect you see here. As to wood or resin I can&#039;t tell from the pics but doesn&#039;t look good if those really are bubbles on those toes. Hope this helps...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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