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Japanese netsuke, group of eight young children playing a blind man’s bluff

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An image of Netsuke. A group of eight young children playing a blind man’s bluff around a large screen. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, carved, some of the hair knots are inlaid with horn, 1800-1850.

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Netsuke. A group of eight young children playing a blind man’s bluff around a large screen. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, carved, some of the hair knots are inlaid with horn, 1800-1850.

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  • Accession Number: O.60-2008
  • 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: 978 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 113.22kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:02 01:51:11

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19th Century blind man’s bluff boys carved child children climbing Edo Period figures Fitz_AA games groups inlaid inlay ivory Japanese kids netsuke playful playing screen young

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