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Millstone dresser
Netsuke: katabori: Millstone dresser. Wood, finely carved and stained. Figure of a smiling millstone dresser, seated on a mat behind his millstones and holding a hammer with two hands. Finely carved details. Himotoshi on the underside.
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: 2.7 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
Circa
1800
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1868
Carving : Wood, finely carved
Accession number: O.65-1991
Primary reference Number: 22347
Old object number: JAPWA/725
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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