Japanese netsuke, Tenaga with long arms has caught a fish

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Tenaga with long arms has caught a fish, on the back of the long legged Ashinaga. Ivory, carved, 1970-2000.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Tenaga with long arms has caught a fish, on the back of the long legged Ashinaga. Ivory, carved, 1970-2000.

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Accession Number: O.68-2008
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: 1025 pixels
Image width: 508 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 272.73kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 03:51:00

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20th Century arms Ashinaga bald bald headed bearded beards carved fish Fitz_AA ivory Japanese leg legs long arms long legged male netsuke Tenaga

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