Yet one more netsuke, which image was born as a whole and at once drawn in my working notebook.

Experienced fox stepped on the tail of a brave mouse that was frightened and climbed on the fox´s hind leg. Here I’ve tried to express uncertainty of the moment: we do not know the end of this story and who will win.

The netsuke is carved of marine ivory inlaid with mother-of-pearl, red Mediterranean coral, and jet.