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Japanese netsuke, a Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion

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An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion, with a ball in its mouth and emerging from a series of different sized balls. Made from stained and carved ivory. Height 2 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion, with a ball in its mouth and emerging from a series of different sized balls. Made from stained and carved ivory. Height 2 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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  • Accession Number: O.1-1908
  • 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: 935 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 83.55kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:09 21:31:58

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balls Buddhism Buddhist carved Chinese Fitz_AA ivory Japanese lions netsuke shishi stained

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rgb(150,124,82), rgb(67,50,27), rgb(218,217,217), rgb(122,93,54), rgb(192,174,141), rgb(171,151,118), rgb(145,137,124), rgb(175,174,172), rgb(107,100,92), rgb(108,108,94), rgb(189,179,169)

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