A wood okimono of a disappointed rat catcher Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The frustrated rodent slayer half kneeling, holding a club and pressing down on a box trap, yelling out in anguish as a rat escapes over his back; signed on the base Masa [...]. 6.1cm x 8.3cm (2 3/8in x 3¼in).