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Sennin Tekkai
Netsuke: katabori: Sennin Tekkai. Ivory, carved and stained. Figure of Sennin Tekkai as an old beggar holding a staff in his right hand, barefoot and wearing a cloak made of leaves revealing his ribs, blowing his spirit into space through his open mouth. He is seated on a gourd. The details are finely carved and incised. Himotoshi on the underside.
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: 4.0 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa
1800
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1868
Decoration
Parts
Carving : Ivory, carved, incised and stained
Accession number: O.85-1991
Primary reference Number: 22430
Old object number: JAPWA/744
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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