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Rat with Three Young

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a rat with three smaller rats on its back, carved from a material with a white base color and brown stripes and details. The rat on the bottom is crouching with its head lowered, facing left; it has large ears and a long snout. The three smaller rats are stacked on top of each other on the mother's back. The stack of younger rats faces right. The sculpture sits on a gray surface with a gray background. The title of the sculpture is "Rat with Three Young". The sculpture was made by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-19th century
Medium
Ivory
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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