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Japanese netsuke, Gama Sennin clutching his magic toad

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Gama Sennin clutching his magic toad by a hind-leg, unsigned. Wood, carved, height, whole, 5.6 cm, width, whole, 3.8 cm, 1700-1800.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Gama Sennin clutching his magic toad by a hind-leg, unsigned. Wood, carved, height, whole, 5.6 cm, width, whole, 3.8 cm, 1700-1800.

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  • Accession Number: O.18-1993
  • 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: 817 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 441.23kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:02 02:34:50

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18th Century carved Fitz_AA Gamma Sennin immortal immortality Japanese male netsuke sennin toads wood wooden

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