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Bird: O.56-1991

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Titles

Bird

Maker(s)

Tamakazu

Entities

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Description

Netsuke: katabori: Bird. Ivory. Small, squat bird with open beak, the rounded body flanked by short outspread wings and erect tail. Eyes black, inlaid in horn. Very smooth, no incised details but slight staining. Himotoshi on the underside.

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: 2.2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa 1800 - 1868

Components of the work

Inlay composed of horn
Decoration

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving : Ivory, carved, eyes inlaid in horn

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.56-1991
Primary reference Number: 22306
Old object number: JAPWA/740
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 13 May 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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