Inrō with two rats
Collection Eduard Fuchs, acquired between 1912-1925 and in his possession until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; forced sale (payment of Reichsfluchtsteuer) 1937 by his daughter Gertraud Fuchs: auction Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin, catalogue 2115 - on 15. 10 and on 16.10.1937 this small sculpture was auctioned under no. 326: "INRO: Goldlack, fünfteilig, zwei Ratten in Silberlack, 7 cm, Japan".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek, Den Haag), it was auctioned by the art dealer Ilse Scherler, Japanische Antiquitäten (Tauentzienstraße 12a / 12b, Berlin-Charlottenburg) for RM 54 (estimated price: RM 40). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typewritten form the buyer "Scherler" and confirms the price of 22,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown