Japanese netsuke of a seated Tenaga and an octopus

An image of Netsuke. A seated Tenaga (long arms) with octopus and octopus trap. Ivory, carved, 1850-1900. Japanese.

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Netsuke. A seated Tenaga (long arms) with octopus and octopus trap. Ivory, carved, 1850-1900. Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.4-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 713 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 483.38kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:01:28 01:44:01

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19th Century arms carved creature figure Fitz_AA hunter hunting ivory Japanese long arms male marine netsuke octopus sea creature seated sitting Tenaga tentacles trapper

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