Japanese netsuke of Daikoku holding a fish at his back

An image of Netsuke. Daikoku holding a fish at his back and sitting on a thief being caught kneeling on all fours. Unknown maker, Japan. The thief might have stolen Ebisu’s fish. Ivory, carved, 1830-1870.

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Netsuke. Daikoku holding a fish at his back and sitting on a thief being caught kneeling on all fours. Unknown maker, Japan. The thief might have stolen Ebisu’s fish. Ivory, carved, 1830-1870.

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Accession Number: O.33-2008
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: 977 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 546.21kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 21:58:31

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19th Century carved caught Daikoku Daikokuten deities deity fish fisherman Fitz_AA Fukujin gods incised ivory Japanese kneeling male netsuke sitting stained stealing theft thief thieves

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