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Seated Daruma
Netsuke: katabori: Seated Daruma. Wood, spherical and hollow. Figure of Daruma, seated and enveloped in his voluminous cloak bearing a sad, resigned expression. Pierced nostrils and inlaid horn eyes. Himotoshi at the centre back.
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: 2.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1950)
by
Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Early 19th Century
1800
-
1830
Inlay composed of horn Decoration
Carving : Wood, spherical and hollow, inlaid decoration
Accession number: O.70-1991
Primary reference Number: 22361
Old object number: JAPWA/739
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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