Japanese katabori, Monkey-trainer

An image of Netsuke: katabori: Monkey-trainer. Unknown maker, Japan. 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. Ivory, carved and stained, height, whole, 2.9 cm, width, whole, 3.5 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: katabori: Monkey-trainer. Unknown maker, Japan. 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. Ivory, carved and stained, height, whole, 2.9 cm, width, whole, 3.5 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.86-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 809 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 93.29kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 05:11:23

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19th Century barrel carved Edo Period Fitz_AA himotoshi ivory Japanese katabori male man monkey trainer monkeys netsuke sarumawashi seated sitting stained trainer

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