Japanese ivory katabori: group of five horses, Shigehiro, Osaka School

An image of Netsuke: katabori: Group of five horses. Shigehiro, Osaka School, Japan. Five horses arranged to form a rectangular group, three standing and two reclining, each with inlaid eyes. The legs and tails are entwined creating a latticework effect on the underside. The manes and tails are finely carved. Natural himotoshi are formed by the legs and tails. Ivory, carved and polished, height 2.5 cm, width 4.4 cm, circa 1868-1900. Edo Period (1615-1868). Collection: H.S. Reitlinger. Notes: The Horse (uma) is seen by the Japanese as an emblem of virility and endurance.

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Netsuke: katabori: Group of five horses. Shigehiro, Osaka School, Japan. Five horses arranged to form a rectangular group, three standing and two reclining, each with inlaid eyes. The legs and tails are entwined creating a latticework effect on the underside. The manes and tails are finely carved. Natural himotoshi are formed by the legs and tails. Ivory, carved and polished, height 2.5 cm, width 4.4 cm, circa 1868-1900. Edo Period (1615-1868). Collection: H.S. Reitlinger. Notes: The Horse (uma) is seen by the Japanese as an emblem of virility and endurance.

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Accession Number: O.50-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 831 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 77.34kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:10 00:20:26

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19th Century animal animals carved Edo Period equestrian Fitz_AA grouped groups himotoshi horses inlaid inlay ivory Japanese katabori netsuke Osaka School polished

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