Japanses netsuke, woman washing her face, by Ho Hogen

An image of Netsuke. Woman, naked to the waist washing her face, with a flat two-handled bowl. Hō Hōgen, Japan. Inscription: signature, with kakihan. Created by Hō Hōgen. Ivory, with carved and stained detail, width 4 cm. Japanese.

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Netsuke. Woman, naked to the waist washing her face, with a flat two-handled bowl. Hō Hōgen, Japan. Inscription: signature, with kakihan. Created by Hō Hōgen. Ivory, with carved and stained detail, width 4 cm. Japanese.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.118-1912
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: 789 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 80.27kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 04:36:39

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