**JAPAN - MEIJI Era (1868-1912), Small ivory okimono in the netsuke style, depicting a rat catcher, on his knees, holding a club and leaning on a wooden rat trap, howling with rage, a rat having climbed on his back, signed Masanori 正則 underneath, the ivory tinted caramel. L. 3,5 cm- H. 3,3 cm ; weight 14,2g LdM CITES declaration n° FR2606900023-K made (Elephantidae spp. species)