Japanese lacquer inro, netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad

An image of Netsuke. Inro/manju/ojime. Unknown maker, Japan. Lacquer inro with four divisions, also with a netsuke and ojime. Depicting a small bird on a japonica (?) branch, while on the reverse is a branch with prunus flowers. Lacquer, inlaid with shell, ivory netsuke. Black ground decorated in relief in gold, red and silver (?) and inlaid with shell. Black lining and risers. Yellow glass ojime. Length 7.5 cm, width 6.7 cm. Edo (Japanese period, 1615-1868). Ivory netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad - see MAR.O.43A-1912.

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Netsuke. Inro/manju/ojime. Unknown maker, Japan. Lacquer inro with four divisions, also with a netsuke and ojime. Depicting a small bird on a japonica (?) branch, while on the reverse is a branch with prunus flowers. Lacquer, inlaid with shell, ivory netsuke. Black ground decorated in relief in gold, red and silver (?) and inlaid with shell. Black lining and risers. Yellow glass ojime. Length 7.5 cm, width 6.7 cm. Edo (Japanese period, 1615-1868). Ivory netsuke of Gamma Sennin and his Toad - see MAR.O.43A-1912.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.43 & A & B-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 2386 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 183.62kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 00:38:27

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