Japanese netsuke, Shojo seated and drinking with two Oni attendants

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shojo seated and drinking with two Oni attendants, one Oni serving Sake and sitting on the shoulder of the other Oni standing at the back, holding a large club. Ivory, carved, inlaid on costume and forehead of an Oni, in ebony, horn and copper alloy.1850-1900.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shojo seated and drinking with two Oni attendants, one Oni serving Sake and sitting on the shoulder of the other Oni standing at the back, holding a large club. Ivory, carved, inlaid on costume and forehead of an Oni, in ebony, horn and copper alloy.1850-1900.

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Accession Number: O.27-2008
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: 1011 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 569.44kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 00:04:07

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19th Century alcohol attendants carved copper creature demons devils drinker drinking ebony Fitz_AA horn inlaid inlay ivory Japanese male netsuke oni sake seated Shojo sitting wood

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