Netsuke, a man carrying on his back a badger, by Minkoku

An image of Netsuke. A man carrying on his back a badger which is transforming itself in to a teapot. Minkoku (Japanese). Wood, with stained ivory detail, height 3.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. A man carrying on his back a badger which is transforming itself in to a teapot. Minkoku (Japanese). Wood, with stained ivory detail, height 3.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.159-1912
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: 1020 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 100.94kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 00:10:22

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