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Japanese netsuke, Gama Sennin on top of a giant toad

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An image of Netsuke. Gama Sennin on top of a giant toad. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, carved, eyes inlaid with horn, 1800-1850.

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Netsuke. Gama Sennin on top of a giant toad. Unknown maker, Japan. Boxwood, carved, eyes inlaid with horn, 1800-1850.

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  • Accession Number: O.104-2008
  • 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: 1313 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
  • Filesize: 96.25kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:04 00:12:11

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending amphibian boxwood carved Fitz_AA frogs Gama Sennin Gamma Sennin horn immortal immortality inlaid inlay Japanese netsuke sennin toad immortal toads wood wooden

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