Netsuke: O.5-1993

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Current Location: In storage

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netsuke

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Carver: Unknown

Entities

Netsuke

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Netsuke

Description

Chinese boy lying on a fan, wood. Unsigned.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Margaret G. Fink

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.6 cm
Length: 5.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1993-10-11) by Fink, Margaret, G.

Dating

18th century
1700 CE - 1800 CE

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Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.5-1993
Primary reference Number: 193225
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Created: Wednesday 6 March 2013 Updated: Monday 13 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "netsuke" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/193225 Accessed: 2023-01-30 12:49:42

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            University of Cambridge}}

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