Japanese netsuke, group of three tortoises, by Doraku

An image of Netsuke: katabori: Group of three tortoises. Doraku, Osaka School, early 19th century, Japan. Group of three tortoises, one large with two smaller ones mounted on its back. Finely carved details, inlaid black eyes and himotoshi on the underside. Ivory, carved and stained, with inlaid decoration, height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 4.1 cm, circa 1800-1830. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: katabori: Group of three tortoises. Doraku, Osaka School, early 19th century, Japan. Group of three tortoises, one large with two smaller ones mounted on its back. Finely carved details, inlaid black eyes and himotoshi on the underside. Ivory, carved and stained, with inlaid decoration, height, whole, 2.7 cm, width, whole, 4.1 cm, circa 1800-1830. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.53-1991
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: 753 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 104.96kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 00:44:21

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19th Century carapace carved Doraku Edo Period Fitz_AA groups himotoshi inlaid inlay ivory Japanese katabori minogame netsuke Osaka School pile stained tortoise turtle turtles

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