Japanese netsuke, Shishi seated with its right paw resting on a ball

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shishi seated with its right paw resting on a ball, its head turned to left. Boxwood, 1800-1850.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shishi seated with its right paw resting on a ball, its head turned to left. Boxwood, 1800-1850.

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Accession Number: O.298-2008
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: 1013 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 94.36kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:09 21:54:22

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending balls boxwood carved Fitz_AA guardian lions Japanese jewel ball lions netsuke paws seated shishi sitting wood

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