Japanese netsuke, an octopus with its tentacles wound up and tangled

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. An octopus with its tentacles wound up and tangled. Its eyes are inlaid with glass. Ivory, carved, circa 1980.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. An octopus with its tentacles wound up and tangled. Its eyes are inlaid with glass. Ivory, carved, circa 1980.

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Accession Number: O.312-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1142 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 79.74kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 02:37:26

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20th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending aquatic carved Fitz_AA inlaid inlay ivory Japanese netsuke octopus tako tentacles

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