A JAPANESE EBONY NETSUKE OF A DAIKOKU AS A RAT-CATCHER SIGNED KAIGYOKUSAI MASATSUGU 19th Century An unusual representation of the `Disappointed rat-catcher` as the god of wealth, Daikoku, crouched agape with his hands pressing down on a trap from which a rat has escaped, running up his shoulder, signed Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, 3.2cm high Provenance : an English private collection, previously acquired from Glendining & Co. on 20th November 1968, lot 138.