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Netsuke: MAR.O.109-1912

Object information

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Maker(s)

Carver: Kōuim

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Description

Carved and stained ivory netsuke. A blind man climbing on a giant mask of an oni; another oni climbing up behind him, holding a rope in its mouth

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.5 cm
Width: 3 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

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.109-1912
Primary reference Number: 201393
Display number: 64
Marlay bequest number: Z II 11
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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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