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Man and giant ball: O.66-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Man and giant ball

Maker(s)

Rantei

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.9 cm
Width: 3.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa 1800 - 1868

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving : Ivory, finely carved, incised and stained
Staining

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.66-1991
Primary reference Number: 22351
Old object number: JAPWA/709
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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