Japanese netsuke, Sennin Chinaman releasing his dragon

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Sennin Chinaman releasing his dragon from his begging bowl. Ivory, carved, the eyes are inlaid with glass on dragon, circa 1980.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Sennin Chinaman releasing his dragon from his begging bowl. Ivory, carved, the eyes are inlaid with glass on dragon, circa 1980.

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Accession Number: O.42-2008
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: 505 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 308.89kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:04 02:34:19

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20th Century beggars begging begging bowl carved Chinaman dragons Fitz_AA ivory Japanese male netsuke sennin

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