Japanese netsuke of seven sea mussels, by Masanao

An image of Netsuke/ katabori. Group of seven sea mussels. Masanao, Yamada School (Japanese). A group of seven sea mussels of varying sizes clustered together; the arrangement forming a natural himotoshi. Ebony, carved, height, whole, 2.5 cm, width, whole, 3.9 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868). Japanese.

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Netsuke/ katabori. Group of seven sea mussels. Masanao, Yamada School (Japanese). A group of seven sea mussels of varying sizes clustered together; the arrangement forming a natural himotoshi. Ebony, carved, height, whole, 2.5 cm, width, whole, 3.9 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868). Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.55-1991
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: 783 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 78.39kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:08 21:26:13

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19th Century carved clam shell clams ebony Edo Period Fitz_AA Japanese katabori marine Masanao mollusk netsuke sea shell seashells shellfish shells wood Yamada School

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