Sennin Chokaro: O.45-1991

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Titles

Sennin Chokaro

Maker(s)

Meikeisai Hojitsu

Entities

Netsuke
manju

Categories

Description

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.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century, Mid#
Circa 1830 - 1870

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of green pigment red pigment white pigment
Bowl composed of ivory
Cover

References and bibliographic entries

Netsuke. A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection page(s): p. 149
The Baur Collection, Geneva page(s): p. 92

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.45-1991
Primary reference Number: 22252
Old object number: JAPWA/755
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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