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Reclining ox
Netsuke: katabori: Reclining ox. Wood, carved and stained. Figure of a reclining ox, its head turned to the right. Its halter is attached to a ring through its nose and thrown over its back; bulging eyes inlaid with ivory and black pupils. The body is lightly incised and stained. Himotoshi on the underside.
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: 4.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
-
1868
Inlay
composed of
ivory
Body
Decoration
Carving
: Wood, carved, incised and stained, eyes inlaid with ivory
Staining
Accession number: O.57-1991
Primary reference Number: 22307
Old object number: JAPWA/713
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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