Japanese manju, a lotus plant with a snake entwined

An image of Netsuke. Manju. A lotus plant with a snake entwined in it. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, stained and carved, metal (bronze or copper), diameter 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Manju. A lotus plant with a snake entwined in it. Unknown maker, Japan. Ivory, stained and carved, metal (bronze or copper), diameter 5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.130-1912
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: 963 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 156.17kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 18:48:44

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carved circular Fitz_AA ivory Japanese leaf leaves lotus lotus flower lotus leaf lotus plant manju metal netsuke round serpent snake snakes stained

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