Japanese netsuke of a Bugaku dancer reclining

An image of Netsuke. A Bugaku dancer reclining, wearing his typical headgear and with his mask in front of him. Ivory, carved and stained, width 7 cm. Japanese.

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Netsuke. A Bugaku dancer reclining, wearing his typical headgear and with his mask in front of him. Ivory, carved and stained, width 7 cm. Japanese.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.115-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: norman; andrew
Image height: 566 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 83.88kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 11:36:42

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carved costume dancers Fitz_AA hair headgear ivory Japanese katabori lying lying down male mask netsuke performer performing reclining recumbent theatre theatrical traditional traditional dress

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