Japanese netsuke, Ashinaga the long-legged playing a flute

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Ashinaga the long-legged playing a flute. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 8.1 cm, 1700-1800.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Ashinaga the long-legged playing a flute. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 8.1 cm, 1700-1800.

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Accession Number: O.16-1993
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: 370 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 51.11kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 02:23:36

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18th Century Ashinaga carved Fitz_AA flautist flute flute player ivory Japanese leg legs long legged music musical instruments netsuke stained

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