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Group of seven sea mussels
Netsuke: katabori: Group of seven sea mussels. Ebony. A group of seven sea mussels of varying sizes clustered together; the arrangement forming a natural himotoshi.
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: 2.5 cm
Width: 3.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
Circa
1800
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1868
Carving : Ebony
Accession number: O.55-1991
Primary reference Number: 22305
Old object number: JAPWA/734
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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