Japanese netsuke inlaid with two tortoises, by Shibayama

An image of Netsuke. Shibayama, (Japanese, c.1870). Circular, manju type inlaid with decoration of two tortoises, rocks and grass. Lacquer inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, diameter 4 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Shibayama, (Japanese, c.1870). Circular, manju type inlaid with decoration of two tortoises, rocks and grass. Lacquer inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, diameter 4 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.121-1912
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: 998 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 124.37kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 19:49:21

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19th Century abalone shell carapace circular Fitz_AA grass inlaid inlay Japanese lacquer lacquered lacquering lacquerware manju minogame mother of pearl netsuke rocks round Shibayama tortoise tortoise shell tortoise-shell tortoiseshell turtle turtle shell turtles turtleshell

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