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Netsuke: MAR.O.154-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Wooden netsuke. Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Luck, pulled along on his lucky bag by two karako or Chinese children, recognisable by the tufts of hair at the sides of their shaved heads

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Width: 6.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Japanese

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.154-1912
Primary reference Number: 201443
Display number: 77
Marlay bequest number: C. 19
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 28 May 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 January 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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