Kneeling man with fox mask
Netsuke: katabori: Kneeling man with fox mask. Wood, ivory, green mineral (possibly jade or malachite), carved and stained. Figure of a man, kneeling, his legs covered by his robes and holding a pistol in his right hand. His face is covered by an ivory fox mask with black inset eyes. The himotoshi is filled with fibrous rope and one hole inset with a circular green mineral ring of uneven appearance.
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 cm
Width: 2.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1868
Inset
composed of
jade
( possibly, or malchite)
Figure
composed of
wood (plant material)
Face Mask
composed of
ivory
Decoration
Parts
Carving : Wood, ivory, green mineral (possibly jade or malchite), carved and stained
Accession number: O.88-1991
Primary reference Number: 22441
Old object number: JAPWA/757
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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