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Monkey trainer
Netsuke: katabori: Monkey-trainer. Ivory, carved and stained. Figure of a man (sarumawashi) seated, leaning his right arm on a barrel and resting his left hand on his left knee, his small monkey climbing up his back. Himotoshi on the underside.
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: 2.9 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
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1868
Parts
Carving : Ivory, carved and stained
Accession number: O.86-1991
Primary reference Number: 22431
Old object number: JAPWA/792
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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