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An Immortal
Maker:
Tomotada
(Uncertain)
Maker:
Yucho
(Uncertain)
Netsuke: katabori: An Immortal. Amber or tortoiseshell, carved and possibly stained. Figure of an immortal holding in his right hand a bamboo shoot (?) to his mouth, with two prominent front teeth, wearing a leaf cloak and seated among incised foliage. Undulating and irregular base with traces of shells and fossil marks. Finely incised using the contours of the amber/tortoiseshell. Himotoshi at the back.
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: 3.7 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1868
CE
Signed on base, translated as Tomotada or Yucho, meaning friendship and loyalty.
Decoration
Parts
uncertain
Tortoise shell
uncertain
Amber (fossil resin)
Carving : Amber or tortoiseshell, carved, incised and possibly stained
Accession number: O.90-1991
Primary reference Number: 22454
Old object number: JAPWA/756
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "An Immortal" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/22454 Accessed: 2024-11-05 14:37:01
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