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Japanese netsuke, a rat holding a candle-end

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An image of Netsuke. Tadamitsu, Japan. A rat holding a candle-end. Eyes inlaid in a dark glassy material. Ivory, carved and stained, height 3.5 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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Netsuke. Tadamitsu, Japan. A rat holding a candle-end. Eyes inlaid in a dark glassy material. Ivory, carved and stained, height 3.5 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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  • Accession Number: O.5-1904
  • 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: 843 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 107.07kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:10 00:39:25

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animal animals candles carved crouched crouching Fitz_AA inlaid inlay ivory Japanese netsuke rat tail rats rodent rodents stained Tadamitsu

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rgb(69,50,34), rgb(231,233,237), rgb(126,96,67), rgb(170,136,85), rgb(147,139,133), rgb(207,182,137), rgb(182,159,130), rgb(182,180,181), rgb(199,193,193), rgb(108,116,108), rgb(100,108,116)

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