Råttor och möss kan tolkas som i människors närhet vanligt förekommande djur.
Men de sågs också som tillhörande lyckoguden Daikoku (står for rikedom, framgång, lycka, mat), där de ofta avbildas vid hans risbalar.
Miniatyrskulptur (netsuke). Trä. 1800-tal NM-1912-0675
Rats and mice can be interpreted as common animals. But they were also seen as belonging to Daikoku (wealth, prosperity, luck and food), one of the Gods of Fortune, the mice or rats often portrayed as close to his bales of rice
Miniature sculpture (netsuke). Wood. 19th c.