Japanese netsuke of Rakan Shubaka Sonja seated on a shishi

An image of Netsuke. Rakan Shubaka Sonja seated on the back of a recumbent Shishi. Ivory, carved, 1700-1800. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke. Rakan Shubaka Sonja seated on the back of a recumbent Shishi. Ivory, carved, 1700-1800. Japanese. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.62-2008
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: 951 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 588.01kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:01:27 17:58:06

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18th Century bald beast carved creature Fitz_AA ivory Japanese lions male netsuke recumbent seated shishi sitting

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