Hotei, a man and a bed roll
Netsuke: katabori: Hotei, a man and a bed roll. Wood, with ivory detail and black beading, carved. Hotei, with his enormous stomach, holding a fan in his right hand and grimacing with a wide open mouth as he is rolled up in a bed roll. A man lies on top of the bed roll clad in a robe with a large frill collar and a black bead on his head. The bedding is rolled round an ivory rod. Himotoshi through the bedding on the upper side.
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: 1.9 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
Circa
1800
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1868
Details
composed of
ivory
Decoration
Carving : Wood, with ivory detail and black beading, carved
Accession number: O.61-1991
Primary reference Number: 22330
Old object number: JAPWA/710
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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