Japanese manju, Kagamibuta with branch of flowering cherry

An image of Netsuke. Manju. Unknown maker, Japan. Kagamibuta with branch of flowering cherry. The manju wood, the plate iron overlaid with gold, silver and copper. Japanese, unsigned. Height, whole, 1.3 cm, depth, whole, 4.6 cm, c.1700-1800.

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Netsuke. Manju. Unknown maker, Japan. Kagamibuta with branch of flowering cherry. The manju wood, the plate iron overlaid with gold, silver and copper. Japanese, unsigned. Height, whole, 1.3 cm, depth, whole, 4.6 cm, c.1700-1800.

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Accession Number: O.24-1993
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: 997 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 121.83kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 04:06:50

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18th Century blossom branches carved cherry blossom circular copper Fitz_AA gold inlaid inlay Japanese kagamibuta manju netsuke round sakura Silver tree blossom

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