Netsuke of a millstone dresser, by Hojitsu

An image of Netsuke/katabori. Hōjitsu, maker, Japan. Figure of a smiling millstone dresser, seated on a mat behind his millstones and holding a hammer with two hands. Finely carved details. Himotoshi on the underside. Wood, carved, height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 3.4 cm, circa 1800-1868. Production Place: Japan. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke/katabori. Hōjitsu, maker, Japan. Figure of a smiling millstone dresser, seated on a mat behind his millstones and holding a hammer with two hands. Finely carved details. Himotoshi on the underside. Wood, carved, height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 3.4 cm, circa 1800-1868. Production Place: Japan. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.65-1991
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: 1024 pixels
Image width: 916 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 108.17kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 03:44:14

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19th Century carved Edo Period Fitz_AA hammer hammering Japanese katabori male millstone netsuke seated sitting smile smiling tools wood wooden

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