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Bird and fruit
Netsuke: manju (lid only): Bird and fruit. Circular lid, red lacquer, carved in relief with a mythical bird plucking a piece of fruit from a branch surrounded by flowering foliage on a diaper ground. A band of key pattern encircling underside of the rim; it has a plain metal interior with a metal hinged ring knop.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 2.0 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
-
1868
Decoration
composed of
lacquer
( red)
Interior
composed of
metal
Lid
Accession number: O.48-1991
Primary reference Number: 22268
Old object number: JAPWA/788
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bird and fruit" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/22268 Accessed: 2024-11-22 02:27:07
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|title=Bird and fruit
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 02:27:07|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-22268
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