Seated Daruma: O.70-1991

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Seated Daruma

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Netsuke
katabori

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Description

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.

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: 2.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
Early 19th Century
1800 - 1830

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Components of the work

Inlay composed of horn
Decoration

Materials used in production

Wood (plant material)

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, spherical and hollow, inlaid decoration

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.70-1991
Primary reference Number: 22361
Old object number: JAPWA/739
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 13 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Seated Daruma" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/22361 Accessed: 2023-01-27 15:57:22

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-01-27 15:57:22|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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