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Japanese netsuke

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A toad resting in side of an envelope of the closed lotus leaf. Ivory, 1800-1850.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A toad resting in side of an envelope of the closed lotus leaf. Ivory, 1800-1850.

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  • Accession Number: O.218-2008
  • 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: 776 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 67.54kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:01 00:30:30

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending amphibian carved Fitz_AA ivory Japanese lotus leaf lotus plant netsuke toads

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