Japanese netsuke of Ono No Tofu and a frog

An image of Netsuke. Ono No Tofu in his ceremonial garments wearing Geta (wooden clogs) standing and holding his umbrella in his right hand and a folding fan in his left hand. A large frog is sitting next to his right foot. Ivory, carved, the eyes of frog are inlaid with horn, 1870-1900. Japanese.

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Netsuke. Ono No Tofu in his ceremonial garments wearing Geta (wooden clogs) standing and holding his umbrella in his right hand and a folding fan in his left hand. A large frog is sitting next to his right foot. Ivory, carved, the eyes of frog are inlaid with horn, 1870-1900. Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.264-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 708 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 364.59kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 20:06:07

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19th Century amphibian carved ceremonial ceremonies clogs clothes clothing costume fans figure Fitz_AA footware frogs garments geta hair hairstyle high hair horn ivory janomegasa Japanese male netsuke shoes umbrellas

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