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Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Netsuke: katabori: Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Ivory, carved and stained. Group of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The seven sages, one holding a fan, one a book and one an open scroll, all with finely incised and decorated robes gather under the finely carved, tall, tiered bamboo trees. The arrangement forms a natural himotoshi.
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: 5.0 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
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1868
Decoration
Carving
: Ivory, carved, incised and stained
Staining
Accession number: O.76-1991
Primary reference Number: 22388
Old object number: JAPWA/772
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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