Man and giant ball
Netsuke: katabori: Man and giant ball. Ivory, finely carved and stained. Figure of a man wearing a hat and in court dress, his robes finely incised with chrysanthemum, holding a fan and pushing a huge playball (k'mari); the football is stitched round the circumference forming a deep seam. Himotoshi on the base of the football.
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: 2.9 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
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1868
Decoration
Carving
: Ivory, finely carved, incised and stained
Staining
Accession number: O.66-1991
Primary reference Number: 22351
Old object number: JAPWA/709
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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