Japanese netsuke, an oni carrying a very large tobacco pouch, by Minkoku

An image of Netsuke. An oni carrying a very large tobacco pouch on his back with a netsuke attached, carved to represent a No mark (possibly Hanya). Accompanied by a small oni. Minkoku (Japanese). Ivory, carved and stained, height 4 cm, width 4 cm.

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Netsuke. An oni carrying a very large tobacco pouch on his back with a netsuke attached, carved to represent a No mark (possibly Hanya). Accompanied by a small oni. Minkoku (Japanese). Ivory, carved and stained, height 4 cm, width 4 cm.

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Accession Number: O.3-1904
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: 959 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 106.21kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 23:59:25

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