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Rat-catcher
Netsuke: katabori: Rat-catcher. Ivory, carved and stained. Crouching figure of a rat catcher with a cunning expression on his face, wearing a loin cloth and holding his box trap; the rat sits on his right shoulder. Natural himotoshi formed by his arms and legs.
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: 3.7 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
Circa
1800
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1868
Carving
: Ivory, carved, stained
Staining
Accession number: O.64-1991
Primary reference Number: 22346
Old object number: JAPWA/721
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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