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Japanese netsuke, a young attendant playing a flute on top of an ox

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An image of Netsuke. A young attendant playing a flute on top of an ox. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, carved, 1800-1850.

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Netsuke. A young attendant playing a flute on top of an ox. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, carved, 1800-1850.

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  • Accession Number: O.107-2008
  • 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: 952 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 79.61kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:01 04:51:56

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