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Japanese netsuke, Raiden the Thunder God

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Raiden the Thunder God with his drum. Wood with incised ivory inlay, height, whole, 3.5 cm, width, whole, 3.5 cm, 1770-1800.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Raiden the Thunder God with his drum. Wood with incised ivory inlay, height, whole, 3.5 cm, width, whole, 3.5 cm, 1770-1800.

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  • Accession Number: O.15-1993
  • 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: 1003 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 110.40kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:01 04:19:42

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18th Century carved drums Fitz_AA god of thunder gods inlaid inlay ivory Japanese male music musical instruments netsuke Raiden seated sitting thunder god wood wooden

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