Japanese netsuke, Raiden the Thunder God

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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