Japan Meiji Era, Amazing Skinned Salmon Eaten By Rats, Signed

An astonishing object that's truly out of the ordinary!
dating from the Meiji era and dated on the back of the fish tail: January 14, 1890, it can't leave anyone indifferent!
it's the finely realized and chiseled skin of a salmon being nibbled by 6 rats!!!
look closely at the photos and you'll be able to see the 6 rats busy feasting on the remains of a meal.
this is a very fine copper with silvery reflections of great quality and worked on both sides.
you can clearly recognize the mouth of the salmon attacked by links and whose fillets have been cut away revealing the central ridge.
note just after the head fin the presence of the cut flesh which the artist has rendered in concentric circles.
the anatomy of the skinned salmon is fully respected.
meanwhile, 6 thieving rats are eating the remains of the fish.
the details are surprising, we can even see the hair on the rats' fur.
on the reverse side, the artist has left an ikebana and a peach in relief.
the whole is of great quality and the silver reflections give a lot of spirit to this object, perhaps a very beautiful vide poche.
above the head a cartouche in which we can see a signature in Hiragana.
this may be linked to a Japanese legend, as rats are often a symbol of prosperity.
don't forget that in Japan, rats bring good luck!
a very fine Japanese salmon skinning copper of high quality and dated 1890.
a beautiful collector's item.

dimensions:
27.5 cm long by 7 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.

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