Dancing couple
Netsuke: katabori: Dancing couple. Ivory, carved and stained. Group of two dancers holding fans; one with hair scraped back in a pony tail crouching behind the other who is wearing a mask and has long hair flowing down her back. Their robes are finely incised with flower heads and decorative patterns. Himotoshi in the back of her robe.
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)
Circa
1800
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1868
Decoration
Carving
: Ivory, carved, incised and stained
Staining
Accession number: O.77-1991
Primary reference Number: 22401
Old object number: JAPWA/751
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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