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Group of five horses
Netsuke: katabori: Group of five horses. Ivory, carved and polished. Five horses arranged to form a rectangular group, three standing and two reclining, each with inlaid eyes. The legs and tails are entwined creating a latticework effect on the underside. The manes and tails are finely carved. Natural himotoshi are formed by the legs and tails.
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: 2.5 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century, Late#
Circa
1868
-
1900
Ivory
Accession number: O.50-1991
Primary reference Number: 22283
Old object number: JAPWA/715
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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