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Netsuke: MAR.O.38A-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Gyokurinsai (?)

Entities

Categories

Description

Netsuke, mask. Wood, carved, with gilt eyes. Mask of Hannya. The demonic features are bodly carved; it has two horns, a prominent nose and an open grimacing mouth. The eyes are applied with gilding.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.2 cm
Width: 3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
1800 - 1868

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Wood (plant material)

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, carved, with gilt eyes

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.38A-1912
Primary reference Number: 22112
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 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) "Netsuke" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/22112 Accessed: 2024-12-18 10:17:19

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