Antique Collectibles from ShangriLa. 3500 “Make us an offer” Listings/. Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono of a Rat 19th Century Japan, Japanese. Nicely made artifact/Okimono of a Rat. In bronze with brown patina, representing a rat. Is a Japanese term meaning “ornament for display; objet d’art; decorative object”, typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar. Rats symbolizes good luck and “plenty”, because if one has rats, that means there is enough stored grains around in the house to have them. In the Zodiac Compass the rat represents North, which is also the first year in the cycle. Overall Condition 1 ear reglued. Some ware and 3 spots with some extra ware. Size 110mm wide, 55mm high and 48mm depth. We can not control this. For China (& rest of Asia) & US allow at least 2 to 3 weeks. Depending on the situation it can take up to 1.5 month. This also influences the tracking data shown online. You can follow it at.