Japanese netsuke of a monkey (Songoku)

An image of Netsuke. Monkey (Songoku) legendary companion of the Buddhist Monk Sanzō Hōshi (Hsuan-tsang), with his stick. Unknown maker, Japan. Carved and stained ivory, height 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Monkey (Songoku) legendary companion of the Buddhist Monk Sanzō Hōshi (Hsuan-tsang), with his stick. Unknown maker, Japan. Carved and stained ivory, height 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.106-1912
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: 1025 pixels
Image width: 611 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 388.07kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 01:37:45

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