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Dancer holding a fan: MAR.O.34A-1912

Object information

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Titles

Dancer holding a fan

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Netsuke, katabori; dancer holding a fan. Wood, carved and decorated with coral red, black and gilding. Figure of a smiling dancer holding fan in his right hand. His kimono, which is lacquered in coral red and impressed with a recurring pattern of three dots, has slipped revealing his left shoulder. The fan is gilded. The himotoshi is at the back in the folds of his kimono and angular stole.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.2 cm
Width: 2.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa 1800 - 1868

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lacquer ( red) gilt

Materials used in production

Wood (plant material)

Techniques used in production

Carving : Wood, carved and decorated with coral red, black and gilding, and an impressed pattern

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.34A-1912
Primary reference Number: 22106
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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