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Japanese netsuke, horse standing with its right leg on the shoulder of the iron-smith

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A horse standing with its right leg on the shoulder of the iron- smith who is fitting a new horse shoe for the horse. Ivory, carved, 1770-1830.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A horse standing with its right leg on the shoulder of the iron- smith who is fitting a new horse shoe for the horse. Ivory, carved, 1770-1830.

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  • Accession Number: O.196-2008
  • 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: 1167 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 103.62kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:02 01:11:57

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18th Century 19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending animal animals carved equestrian Fitz_AA horses horseshoe iron-smith ironsmith ivory Japanese male netsuke shoeing a horse stained

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