Three dancing men
Netsuke: katabori: Three dancing men. Ivory, carved and stained. Three dancing men, each wearing a robe and a flat hat, are grouped together on a cloud scroll base. Two men are facing out with legs wide apart and the third is facing sideways, his left leg raised and he is looking upwards. The details are incised and stained. Himotoshi through centre of clouds scroll base.
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: 2.6 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.79-1991
Primary reference Number: 22413
Old object number: JAPWA/747
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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