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Netsuke: MAR.O.108-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Carver: Tomochika

Entities

Categories

Description

Carved and stained ivory netsuke. Kakkyō, Chinese model of filial piety, digging a hole to bury his son and finding a pot full of gold. Accompanied by his wife, holding their son

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Japanese

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carved
Staining

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.108-1912
Primary reference Number: 201392
Display number: 53
Marlay bequest number: Y I 4
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 27 May 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 January 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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