Sennin Chokaro
Netsuke: manju in two sections: Sennin Chokaro. Ivory, circular manju. The bowl with central himotoshi and the cover with an eyelet. The cover is decorated in Shishiaibori (sunken relief) and Kabori (hairline engraving) with the figure of Sennin Chokaro running and holding a large sack over his left shoulder while his horse emerges from the two gourds attached to his kimono. Red paint decorates the waist of the two gourds and his lips. The bowl is incised with a prancing horse, its mane and hooves with white details. A green band circles the himotoshi on the outside.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century, Mid#
Circa
1830
-
1870
Decoration
composed of
green pigment
red pigment
white pigment
Bowl
composed of
ivory
Cover
Accession number: O.45-1991
Primary reference Number: 22252
Old object number: JAPWA/755
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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