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Monkey-trainer
Netsuke: katabori: Monkey-trainer. Dark wood, finely carved. A sarumawashi (monkey-trainer) clad in a robe, his head covered, seated and grimacing with pain as the monkey climbing on his back pulls at his right ear. He grasps the monkey's paw with his right hand as he tries to release the monkey's grip. Himotoshi at the back amid his robes.
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: 3.9 cm
Width: 3.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
18th Century
Circa
1700
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1800
Carving : Dark wood, finely carved
Accession number: O.69-1991
Primary reference Number: 22358
Old object number: JAPWA/723
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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