Japanese manju, mythical bird plucking a piece of fruit from a branch

An image of Netsuke: manju (lid only): Bird and fruit. Unknown maker, Japan. Carved in relief with a mythical bird plucking a piece of fruit from a branch surrounded by flowering foliage on a diaper ground. A band of key pattern encircling underside of the rim; it has a plain metal interior with a metal hinged ring knop. Circular lid, red lacquer, carved in relief, height, whole, 2.0 cm, width, whole, 4.2 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: manju (lid only): Bird and fruit. Unknown maker, Japan. Carved in relief with a mythical bird plucking a piece of fruit from a branch surrounded by flowering foliage on a diaper ground. A band of key pattern encircling underside of the rim; it has a plain metal interior with a metal hinged ring knop. Circular lid, red lacquer, carved in relief, height, whole, 2.0 cm, width, whole, 4.2 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.48-1991
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: 940 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 136.81kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 18:45:09

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19th Century birds branches carved circular diapered Edo Period Fitz_AA foliage foliate fruit trees fruits Japanese lacquer lacquered lacquering manju mythical mythology netsuke red relief round

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