Japanese katabori, a Chabozu (tea-server) asleep on a tea-mill

An image of Netsuke: katabori: Seated tea-server. Unknown maker, Japan. A Chabozu (tea-server) having fallen asleep on a tea-mill; his head resting on his hands. The lines of his clothes are carved in free flowing form. Himotoshi through the base. Ivory, carved and stained, height, whole, 3.1 cm, width, whole, 4.1 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: katabori: Seated tea-server. Unknown maker, Japan. A Chabozu (tea-server) having fallen asleep on a tea-mill; his head resting on his hands. The lines of his clothes are carved in free flowing form. Himotoshi through the base. Ivory, carved and stained, height, whole, 3.1 cm, width, whole, 4.1 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.81-1991
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: 903 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 74.29kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:02 00:32:51

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