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Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove: O.76-1991

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Titles

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Maker(s)

Gyokkosai

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Description

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.

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: 5.0 cm
Width: 2.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa 1800 - 1868

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving : Ivory, carved, incised and stained
Staining

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.76-1991
Primary reference Number: 22388
Old object number: JAPWA/772
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 13 May 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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