Urashima Taro opening the box given to him by his wife, by Masahiro

An image of Netsuke. Urashima Taro opening the box given to him by his wife, the sacred tortoise. Masahiro (Japanese). Carved ivory, incised and stained, height 3.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Netsuke. Urashima Taro opening the box given to him by his wife, the sacred tortoise. Masahiro (Japanese). Carved ivory, incised and stained, height 3.5 cm. Acquisition Credit: Marlay Bequest.

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Accession Number: MAR.O.153-1912
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: 1025 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 620.67kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 22:46:25

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