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Gama Sennin with his Toad: MAR.O.43A-1912

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Gama Sennin with his Toad

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Netsuke: katabori: Gama Sennin with his Toad. Ivory, carved and stained. Figure of Gama Sennin, standing barefoot; his knees are slightly bent and he is smiling as he looks over his right shoulder whilst holding his toad on his left shoulder. He wears a cloak decorated with leaves, revealing his stomach. Both Gama Sennin and the toad have black inlaid eyes. The himotoshi is through the back of his cloak.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.4 cm
Width: 2.9 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

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving : Ivory, carved and stained
Staining

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.43A-1912
Primary reference Number: 22116
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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