Japanese netsuke of Seiobo on a three clawed dragon

An image of Netsuke. Seiōbo, Queen Mother of the West, crowned with a dove and wearing a cloud and dragon patterned robe. Gyokushu (Japanese). Her attendant holds a fan and they are both standing on a three clawed dragon amongst waves. Middle of fan pole broken. Ivory, height 5.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, c. 1950. Japanese.

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Netsuke. Seiōbo, Queen Mother of the West, crowned with a dove and wearing a cloud and dragon patterned robe. Gyokushu (Japanese). Her attendant holds a fan and they are both standing on a three clawed dragon amongst waves. Middle of fan pole broken. Ivory, height 5.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, c. 1950. Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.30-1951
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: norman; andrew
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 471.82kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 20:00:44

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20th Century attendants birds carved claws clouds creature doves dragons fans female Fitz_AA goddess gods Gyokushu immorality immortal ivory Japanese katabori netsuke queen queen mother robes

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