Japanese netsuke, Mask of Okame, Goddess of Mirth, by Seizau

An image of Netsuke. Mask of Okame, Goddess of Mirth, with puffed out cheeks and smiling face. Seizau (Japanese). Wood, height 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Mask of Okame, Goddess of Mirth, with puffed out cheeks and smiling face. Seizau (Japanese). Wood, height 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.158-1912
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: 1025 pixels
Image width: 839 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 534.14kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:09 00:49:28

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deities deity faces facial expressions female Fitz_AA goddess goddess of mirth gods Japanese laughing laughter mask masks mirth netsuke Okame Seizau smile smiling wood wooden

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