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Okimono: O.333-2008

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bone base and ivory with wooden pedestal, a young master standing with his two man servants, one kneeling with hand gesture suggesting taking Miso soup on one corner of the day bed, the other servant is bare feet standing next to the soup bowl, a rice cooker with the wooden lid resting at the corner diagonally to the soup bowl. The young boy is fascinated watching his two pet dogs tumbling on the rock floor in front of the day bed.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr. Roy Hull

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2008-11-24) by Hull, Roy, Dr

Dating

19th Century, Late#
1870 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Pedestal composed of wood
Base composed of bone
Part composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.333-2008
Primary reference Number: 193199
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 23 January 2013 Updated: Wednesday 23 January 2013 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "okimono" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/193199 Accessed: 2024-11-25 05:10:52

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