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Netsuke: MAR.O.156-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Gyokuzan

Entities

Categories

Description

Ivory netsuke, with incised and stained detail. Daikoku, God of Agriculture and one of the seven gods of luck, wearing his beret and with his lucky bag on his shoulder. Accompanied by an oni holding a box

Legal notes

Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.5 cm
Width: 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

Incised
Staining

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.156-1912
Primary reference Number: 201445
Display number: 80
Marlay bequest number: 2 II 5
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 28 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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